Near Hazard in Knott County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Cordia School

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 3, 2016

1. Cordia School Marker

Inscription. Lotts Creek Community School was founded by Alice Slone from Caney Creek, 1933. Sent to Cleveland, Ohio, by Alice Lloyd for education; returned home to teach. A year later she started the Cordia High School, uniting the people for a common goal — education. Includes all 12 grades; average 200 pupils. Supported by gifts and volunteers as well as by Knott County.

Erected 1975 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Transportation. (Marker Number 1543.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Women. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1933.

Location. 37° 16.595′ N, 83° 6.455′ W. Marker is near Hazard, Kentucky, in Knott County. It is on Lotts Creek Road (State Highway 1088) 1.1 miles west of State Highway 721, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hazard KY 41701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kentucky and in the Cumberland Plateau.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Uncle Ira (approx. 4.9 miles away); Mountain Missionary (approx. 5 miles away); Founder of Hazard (approx. 5.2 miles away); Perry County, 1821 (approx. 5.2 miles

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away); Morgan's Last Raid (approx. 7.3 miles away); Carl Dewey Perkins (approx. 8 miles away); County Named, 1884 (approx. 8 miles away); Pioneer Educator (approx. 8.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hazard.

View to Southeast from Lotts Creek Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 3, 2016

2. View to Southeast from Lotts Creek Road

Older Buildings of Cordia School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 3, 2016

3. Older Buildings of Cordia School

Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,046 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 22, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.