On This Day In Alabama History: DAR School Named Historic Place
By Alabama NewsCenter Staff
A privately owned public school in Grant, Kate Duncan Smith Daughters of the American Revolution School was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct. 11, 2002. In 1922, the National Society of the DAR said it would build schools in rural areas in the East, where the Civil War was fought. Of 29 appeals for schools, the three Alabama sites that were chosen as finalists for DAR schools were in Marion, St. Clair and Marshall counties. The DAR chose the Gunter Mountain site near Grant in Marshall County, citing the isolation of the area, the great need for educational opportunities and the enthusiasm of the people.
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