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By Cosmos Mariner, May 19, 2014
Barton Academy Marker • wide view from sidewalk
(marker located just inside fence)
(marker located just inside fence)
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1 ► Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — Barton Academy —  |
| The first public school in Alabama built in 1835-36, used continuously since that time for the purpose of education except for a brief period during the Civil War when it was a hospital. Named for State Rep. Willoughby Barton of Mobile who was the . . . — — Map (db m143517) HM | |||
| 2 ► Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — Barton Academy — |
| Built 1835-1836. First public school in Alabama. Named for Rep. Willoughby Barton, author of Bill creating public schools of Mobile some 28 yrs. before State system. It was used as a hospital for Union soldiers in 1864. — — Map (db m86387) HM | |||