Bakerhill in Barbour County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Freemount Junior High School

Photographed by James L.Whitman, January 18, 2021

1. Freemount Junior High School marker

Inscription. Established c 1895, Freemount Junior High School was an important black school in the Eufaula area. It was originally established within the Freemount AME Church which once stood about 300 feet south of this site. The school was later moved to this location on December 18, 1934 after four acres of land were acquired. In 1967 a Gymnasium, with attached classrooms, was added on the east side of County Road 36 at the junction of Alabama Highway 131. The school closed in 1969 due to integration of public schools in Barbour County. Freemount AME Church is now situated on the property once occupied by the school.

Erected 2007 by Historic Chattahoochee Commission & Freemount Junior High School Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.

Location. 31° 47.97′ N, 85° 14.451′ W. Marker is in Bakerhill, Alabama, in Barbour County. It is at the intersection of Alabama Route 131 and Dennis Road, on the left when traveling west on Alabama Route 131. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1050 AL-131, Eufaula AL 36027, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Black Belt,

and in the Wiregrass.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: McGee~Reeder Home

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(approx. 3.8 miles away); Wallace Community College (approx. 5.3 miles away); Indian Treaty Boundary Line (approx. 6.7 miles away); Fendall Hall / Young and Dent (approx. 8.1 miles away); T.V. McCoo High School / Dr Thomas Vivian (T.V.) McCoo (approx. 8.2 miles away); William Dorsey Jelks Governor of Alabama (approx. 8.2 miles away); General Grierson’s March (approx. 8.3 miles away); Charles Samuel McDowell, Jr. (approx. 8.4 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. White Oak United Methodist Church (was approx. 4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by James L.Whitman, January 18, 2021

2. Freemount Junior High School marker

Former Freemount Junior High School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James L.Whitman, January 18, 2021

3. Former Freemount Junior High School

Now the Freemount African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. This page has been viewed 972 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 18, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. 2. submitted on January 19, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. 3. submitted on January 18, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.