West River Township’s Huntsville schoolhouse in Randolph County

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Randolph County’s first schoolhouse in Huntsville stood just north of the corner of South Huntsville Road and South County Road 510-West in Huntsville proper1. The school was later moved east to face South County Road 500-West, or Main Street, in Huntsville2

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Nettle Creek Township’s Isaac Wood schoolhouse in Randolph County

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Randolph County’s District 10 school in Nettle Creek Township was first situated along County Road 900-West. It stood on land owned by the Scott family1. In 1868, a new school was established at its present location on a plot owned by Isaac Wood2. Two years later, it was relaunched as a school for African-American pupils.

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