Munfordville in Hart County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Hart County One-Room Schools

1945-1946

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 29, 2021

1. Hart County One-Room Schools Marker (Side A)

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Hart County One-Room Schools. (Side A) , In 1945, Hart County had 67 One-Room Schools scattered throughout the county. These 67 schools served students in grades first through eighth., Not quite a decade later, all One-Room Schools in Hart County had been closed. At that time - 1954 - schools in Hart County were racially-segregated, and the schools serving African-American pupils were known as “colored schools.” (designated by asterisks below) By 1965, all segregated schools had been abolished., In loving memory, and with humble gratitude, we recognize the dedicated educators who taught at these one-room schools with following list., Blue Spring , Estella Baker . Bolton , Mildred White . Bonnieville , Anna Louise Mosby . Burd , Samuel C. Wilson . Camp Ground , August Cooper . Cane Run , Evelyn Brown Dorsey . Cave Hill , no teacher . Cedar Cliff , Mary Opal Pickett . Center Point , Lillie Atwell . Chalk Ridge , Louise Durrett . Chatten , Valeria Smith . Cherry Springs , Miriam Cottrell . Copelin , Lena Copelin . Craddock , Hazel Kessinger . Defries , Eugenia Cartmill . Dixie , Genevieve Taylor . Dog Creek , Lois Johnston . Dry Run , Ida Linder . Durst , Vera London . Euclid , Mary Vass Hensley . Eudora , Ruth Savage . Fairview , Mary Priddy . Falling Springs , Helen Moody . Forestville , Lucille Stasel, (Side B) , Frenchman's Knob , Marvin Smith . Friendship , Grace Close . Glen Lily , Flossie King . Haggard , Rhoda Snyder . Halltown , Estellyne Manning . Hammonsville , Sarah Bradley . Hammonsville , Hettie Highbaugh . Hatcher Valley , Willie Jo Veluzat . High Hickory , Mildred Hodges . Issacs , Martha Lee Ward . Knob , Geraldine Butler Owens . Johnson , Mary D. Harper . Jones , Hal Jones . Leitchfield Crossing , Rosa Nell Clauson . Liberty , Christine Nunn . Little Flock , Romona Doyel . Lone Star , Elane Sturgeon . Monroe , Martha Lee Overfelt . Mt. Beulah , Ora S. Reynolds . Mt. Pisgah , Agnes Watkins . Munfordville , Verda Roberts Butler . Nebo , Mary Jaggers Gardner . New Lebanon , Allie Fancher . Oak Grove , Amy Lindsey Lobb . Oak Hill , Ora Logsdon . Pascal , Louise Durrett . Perkins , Lesba Quissenberry . Pikeview , Carrie Lysle . Pine Grove , Alma Lawler . Pleasant Grove , Marjorie Handy . Pleasant Hill , Nancy Priddy . Powder Mills , Leigh Jones . Priceville , Hazel Noack . Reeds , Henrietta Anderson . Rocky Hill , Alma Bybee . Roseburg , Leonora Waddell . Shadyland , Mary Willia Wood Mansfield . Uno , Laura S. Walton . Veach , Lillie Mae Cottrell . Walnut Grove , Lena B. Johnson . Waterloo , Mary Lou Cooper . Watkins Bend , Virginia Fultz . Woodsonville , Lutisha Davis

(Side A)
In 1945, Hart County had 67 One-Room Schools scattered throughout the county. These 67 schools served students in grades first through eighth.

Not quite a decade later, all One-Room Schools in Hart County had been closed. At that time - 1954 - schools in Hart County were racially-segregated, and the schools serving African-American pupils were known as “colored schools.” (designated by asterisks below) By 1965, all segregated schools had been abolished.

In loving memory, and with humble gratitude, we recognize the dedicated educators who taught at these one-room schools with following list.

Blue Spring* — Estella Baker • Bolton — Mildred White • Bonnieville* — Anna Louise Mosby • Burd — Samuel C. Wilson • Camp Ground — August Cooper • Cane Run — Evelyn Brown Dorsey • Cave Hill — no teacher • Cedar Cliff — Mary Opal Pickett • Center Point — Lillie Atwell • Chalk Ridge — Louise Durrett • Chatten — Valeria Smith • Cherry Springs — Miriam Cottrell • Copelin — Lena Copelin • Craddock — Hazel Kessinger • Defries — Eugenia Cartmill • Dixie —Genevieve Taylor • Dog Creek — Lois Johnston • Dry Run — Ida Linder • Durst — Vera London • Euclid — Mary Vass Hensley • Eudora — Ruth Savage • Fairview —Mary Priddy • Falling Springs — Helen Moody • Forestville — Lucille Stasel

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Knob — Marvin Smith • Friendship — Grace Close • Glen Lily — Flossie King • Haggard — Rhoda Snyder • Halltown* — Estellyne Manning • Hammonsville* — Sarah Bradley • Hammonsville — Hettie Highbaugh • Hatcher Valley — Willie Jo Veluzat • High Hickory — Mildred Hodges • Issacs — Martha Lee Ward • Knob — Geraldine Butler Owens • Johnson — Mary D. Harper • Jones — Hal Jones • Leitchfield Crossing — Rosa Nell Clauson • Liberty — Christine Nunn • Little Flock — Romona Doyel • Lone Star — Elane Sturgeon • Monroe — Martha Lee Overfelt • Mt. Beulah — Ora S. Reynolds • Mt. Pisgah — Agnes Watkins • Munfordville* — Verda Roberts Butler • Nebo — Mary Jaggers Gardner • New Lebanon — Allie Fancher • Oak Grove — Amy Lindsey Lobb • Oak Hill — Ora Logsdon • Pascal — Louise Durrett • Perkins — Lesba Quissenberry • Pikeview — Carrie Lysle • Pine Grove — Alma Lawler • Pleasant Grove — Marjorie Handy • Pleasant Hill — Nancy Priddy • Powder Mills — Leigh Jones • Priceville — Hazel Noack • Reeds* — Henrietta Anderson • Rocky Hill — Alma Bybee • Roseburg — Leonora Waddell • Shadyland* — Mary Willia Wood Mansfield • Uno — Laura S. Walton • Veach — Lillie Mae Cottrell • Walnut Grove — Lena B. Johnson • Waterloo — Mary Lou Cooper • Watkins Bend — Virginia Fultz • Woodsonville* — Lutisha Davis

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Hart County One-Room Schools Marker (Side B) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 29, 2021

2. Hart County One-Room Schools Marker (Side B)

marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1945.

Location. 37° 16.294′ N, 85° 53.385′ W. Marker is in Munfordville, Kentucky, in Hart County. Marker is on E South Street north of Main Street (U.S. 31W), on the left when traveling north. Marker is on east side of the Hart County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 Main Street, Munfordville KY 42765, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Munfordville in the Civil War (a few steps from this marker); Civil War Monument (a few steps from this marker); A Remarkable Kentucky Family (within shouting distance of this marker); Remembering the Sacrifices of War (within shouting distance of this marker); Hart County (within shouting distance of this marker); Hart County War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Carter-Dowling School / Teachers at "Colored" Elementary Schools of Hart County Circa 1950 (within shouting distance of this marker); Hart County, 1819 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Munfordville.

More about this marker. Marker is partially obscured by foliage.

Hart County One-Room Schools Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 29, 2021

3. Hart County One-Room Schools Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 658 times since then and 155 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 31, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.