Hoover in Jefferson County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Bluff Park Elementary School
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Hoover Community Education

Photographed by Tim Carr, February 24, 2010

1. Bluff Park Elementary School / Hoover Community Education Marker

Inscription. Summit/Hale Sps., a one-room school, opened on the mountain in 1898. It moved to this site and was named Bluff Park Elementary School with 50 students and funded with community support in 1923. From two-rooms, it expanded to 32 classrooms in 1988. Used now by many groups, it houses the office and archives of the Hoover Historical Society.

Erected by Hoover Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.

Location. 33° 24.613′ N, 86° 51.283′ W. Marker is in Hoover, Alabama, in Jefferson County. It is on Park Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 571 Park Avenue, Birmingham AL 35226, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lover’s Leap (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hale - Joseph Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); Shades Crest Road Historical District (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Park Avenue Historical District (approx. 0.6 miles away); Overseer’s House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Oxmoor Iron Furnaces (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker

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also named Shades Crest Road Historical District (approx. 1.4 miles away); Ross Bridge (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hoover.

Photographed by Tim Carr, February 24, 2010

2. Bluff Park Elementary School / Hoover Community Education Marker

Bluff Park Elementary School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, February 24, 2010

3. Bluff Park Elementary School

Sign at Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bluffparkal.org, circa 2007

4. Sign at Entrance

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,474 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 10, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 4. submitted on November 16, 2010. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

Bluff Park Elementary School⎯⎯⎯Hoover Community Education

Bluff Park Elementary School
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Hoover Community Education