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Schools and academies are almost as old as the County. In 1806 at Williamsburg, Sampson Williams and Moses Fiske located the first formal academy in the county. Sampson Williams was one of the leaders of the settlement of Williamsburg and Moses Fiske was a native of Massachusetts and a graduate of Dartmouth College. He came to Tennessee for the purpose of setting up a mission school for the Cherokees. Fiske and William also founded Fisk Female Academy at Hilham (which was then in Jackson County). This school was said to be the first women's college south of the Ohio River. The Academy at Williamsburg was known as Montpelier Academy. It was in operation for about one hundred years--incorporated in 1806 and closed after 1900.
In 1837-38 the academy was moved to a site near Gainesboro, which would be more convenient to the whole county. This building was destroyed by fire in 1877, was then rebuilt in 1882. Montpelier Academy was sold at public auction to J.E. Staffort. R.A. Waite was principal of Montpelier in 1899. Others who taught there were Lizzie Karn and Ada Thaxton.
Peter Turney attended the academy in Williamsburg and later became Governor of Tennessee.
Philamath school was located in Tinsley's Bottom on the Cumberland River in Jackson county near [what is now] the Clay County line. About the year of 1858 this building was erected for church and educational purposes. Professor Garland Krykendall, his brother William and Mack Moore were among early teachers at Philamath. For several years the school continued its great work and gained its place on pages of history. Many well known men received their education there; among some of the prominent men who attended school at Philamath were the Honorable Benton McMillan, a statesman and an orator of the highest type; George H. Morgan, ex-speaker of the Senate in Tennessee noted for his generosity and his christian devotion; M.G. Butler, ex-attorney general of the fifth Judicial circuits; S.R. Fowler, a leading physician and farmer; [and] D.E. Plumlee, physician, lawyer and leading orator of the fourth Congressional District. Other prominent men attending were Judge Erasmus Lee Gardenshire, Judge John J. Gore, and Marion Harris, a well known early preacher. on March 10, 1904 the school was destroyed by fire.
Flynn's Lick Academy was built on property donated by Dudley Haile in the late 1800's. Located in the beautiful creek valley one mile from the Cumberland River, four miles south of Gainesboro. People attended from all over the upper Cumberland, Jackson and adjoining counties. A large dormitory was built near the school building. The dormitory accommodated thirty two people, and was run on a style that it did not cost any person over three dollars-fifty cents per month. In payment of board, anything in the way of provisions were taken at the market price.
The early faculty were: W.H. Adamson, Primary; H.L. Craddock, Latin, Higher Mathematics and Sciences; Fannie Hawthorne, Music; Lillie Haile, Intermediate Branches; A.E. Rich, Librarian; J.T. Tracy, Greek, psychology, didactics and logic; Nettie Tracy, German; R.M. Tracy, history of commercial law.
School continued at this location until the schools in Jackson County were consolidated.
Some of the early districts had a number of rules that specified what a teacher could or could not do while under contract. For example: the women were not allowed to keep company with men, nor ride in a carriage with any man unless he was her father or brother. Her dress was not to be shorter than two inches above the ankle and she should wear at least two petticoats. The men were not to be shaven in a barber shop. He was allowed to use one evening each week for courting purposes, or two evenings if they went to church.
Each day they. were to fill lamps and clean the chimneys, bring a bucket of water and scuttle of coal for the days sessions. After ten hours in school the teacher was allowed to read the Bible or other good books, but not loiter in town or travel beyond the city limits.
The teacher who performed his duty faithfully and without fault for five years was given an increase of twenty-five cents per week in his pay. Provided the Board of Education approved.
Some early schools were, Chicken Coop, Cumberland Valley Preparatory School, Granville Seminary, Jennings Gap, Tannerhill Lodge, Male and Female Institute, Teels Chapel, Wartrace Academy. The number of schools increased until by 1926 there were over sixty in the County. A school was located within walking distance of all children. As transportation became available, schools began to consolidate, until over a period of years the schools in Jackson County decreased. The Elementary and Secondary system in 1980 consist of three elementary schools. (Dodson Branch, Fox Elementary and Gainesboro, Elementary) with grades K through eight, one high school, grades 9 through 12. Click here for a photo of the old Gainsboro High School, circa 1906.
[At the time of this writing, 1989] The elementary system has a total of 1164 students with 63 teachers. The high school has 519 students and 23 teachers.
Jackson County High School is located three miles north of Gainesboro on highway 56, near the Cumberland River. The high school is recognized as a perennial power in Class A basketball. Click here for a photo of the 1935 girl's team.
The entire educational system exceeds minimum state standards.
The Tri-County Vocational Technical School, serving three counties, Jackson, Clay and Macon, is located in the extreme western end of Clay County, near the corner of Jackson and Macon County. Courses are offered in Auto Mechanics, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Health Occupations, Welding, Food Service, Cosmetology, and Adult classes. The Courses are designed to fit the needs of local industry.
Note: This excerpt is from: Jackson County Tennessee, by Moldon Jenkins Tayse, 1989. Ms. Tayse was the county historian for Jackson County for years prior to her death in 1998.
These are the schools shown on the USGS 1:24,000 (7.5 minute) topographical maps, as determined from the USGS Geographical Name Information Server (GNIS).
Note: These are undoubtedly NOT all the schools in Jackson County, and as noted, some are historical locations.
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Philiadelphia School 361404N 0854019W Union School 361408N 0853820W Antioch School (historical) 362438N 0853208W Big Bottom School (historical) 362652N 0853609W Carlock School (historical) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN Columbus Hill School (historical) 362305N 0853728W Fairview School 362313N 0853438W Greenwood School (historical) 362231N 0853257W Harmony School (historical) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN Lick School (historical) 362854N 0853701W New Hope School (historical) 362238N 0853036W Old Antioch School (historical) 362432N 0853159W Pleasant Hill School (historical) 362446N 0853401W Sugar Creek School (historical) 362608N 0853722W Shiloh School 361451N 0853538W Arbor School (historical) 362049N 0853125W Cedar Grove School (historical) 362156N 0853629W Center Grove School (historical) 361556N 0853647W Dodson Branch School 361831N 0853144W Freewill School (historical) 361749N 0853513W Gentry School (historical) 361857N 0853344W Lynn School (historical) 361701N 0853400W Maberry School 361636N 0853207W Morrison Creek School (historical) 361948N 0853542W Pine Hill School (historical) 361504N 0853324W Stony Point School (historical) 362049N 0853423W Woodrow School (historical) 362200N 0853702W Antioch School (historical) 361635N 0853930W Big Branch School (historical) 361815N 0854421W Birdwell School (historical) 362055N 0854126W Current School (historical) 361734N 0854141W Dudneys Hill School (historical) 361955N 0853738W Flynns Lick School (historical) 361942N 0854248W Forks of Creek School (historical) 361807N 0854237W Gainesbor o Elementary School 362100N 0853932W Jackson County High School 362052N 0853926W McCoinsvi lle School (historical) 361836N 0853825W Nameless School (historical) 361516N 0854238W New Salem School (historical) 361850N 0854017W New Bethel School (historical) 362155N 0854327W Shady Grove School (historical) 361511N 0854053W Corinth School (historical) 361633N 0854945W Funns Branch School (historical) 361856N 0854924W Gladdice School (historical) 362053N 0854822W Granville School 361639N 0854648W Hollimans Bend School (historical) 361834N 0854756W Liberty Hill School (historical) 361736N 0854537W Oak Hill School (historical) 361638N 0854741W Smith Bend School (historical) 361918N 0854650W Whites Bend School (historical) 362025N 0854514W Allen School (historical) 362925N 0854150W Arbor School (historical) 362610N 0854045W Cub Creek School (historical) 362358N 0854305W Free State School (historical) 362323N 0854137W Gum Springs School (historical) 362736N 0854422W Hensley Creek School (historical) 362516N 0854222W Hurricane School (historical) 362437N 0853815W Lock Branch School (historical) 362615N 0853825W SouthFork School (historical) 362716N 0854213W Stone School (historical) 362337N 0853937W Whitleyvi lle School (historical) 362658N 0854044W Willow Grove School (historical) 362857N 0854054W Beech Grove School (historical) 362354N 0854813W Haydenbur g School (historical) 362518N 0854545W Indian Creek School (historical) 362233N 0854517W North Springs School (historical) 362756N 0854532W Sadlers School (historical) 362801N 0854547W
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