Moonlight Schools
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N 38° 10.998 W 083° 25.949
17S E 286952 N 4228949
In the early 1900s many moonlight schools were opened in Kentucky, and later around the nation, due primarily to the selfless crusade of a Rowan County teacher named Cora Wilson Stewart.
Waymark Code: WMCCQJ
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 08/22/2011
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MOONLIGHT SCHOOLS Established in Rowan County, Ky., in 1911, by Mrs. Cora W. Stewart, "to emancipate from illiteracy." Because the people had to labor by day it was decided to have the schools on moonlight nights so the moon could light the way. The schools were taught by volunteer teachers. Movement soon spread nationally and internationally.
Marker Name: Moonlight Schools
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Building
Marker Number (for official markers): 1034
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society & Kentucky Department of Highways
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