Nauvoo in Walker County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Broun School
Walker County
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, August 21, 2026
1. Broun School Marker
The Walker County Board of Education built the Broun School a few miles from the Byler Road in the Dogtown community. Originally called Summerville School, Ruth Anderson served as the only teacher in 1913. Due to a courthouse fire in Jasper on January 12, 1932, which destroyed board of education minutes, the school establishment date is not known. Larger than the one-room schools common in the area, the three-room school provided a more well-rounded education. In 1925, for instance, the school added new basketball and volleyball courts under the direction of principal Dr. D.C. Perry. The school taught six grades.
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In early 1932, the Broun School, valued at $6,000 burned, however the school board rebuilt it in time for classes to resume by the fall of 1932. Long time teachers at the school were Audrey Vines, Wilma Vines, and Mary S. Allen. Others included Wilburn Hudson, James D. Smith, J. Powell Deason, Florence Edwards, Madge B. Underwood, Marguerite L. Gilder, Eleanor P. O'Mary, and Docia Hawkins. The school closed its doors in 1951, with only one teacher employed the final year. As
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Erected 2026 by Byler Road Tourism Alliance and Alabama Historical Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Sports • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.
Location. 33° 56.606′ N, 87° 33.179′ W. Marker is in Nauvoo, Alabama, in Walker County. It is at the intersection of Dogtown Road and Mill Creek Road, on the right when traveling west on Dogtown Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5140 Dogtown Rd, Carbon Hill AL 35549, 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.
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Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, August 21, 2026
2. Broun School Marker
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, August 21, 2026
3. Broun School Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 21, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
