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Mudd School, Cowherd RD, Marion Co. KY 2010-12-08 - Photo By the Feedman. 1905 Mudd School, Cowherd RD, Marion Co. KY 1905 Mudd School, The Feedman writes "Amazing how much better the quality of a scan is, if have the original photo instead of a copy. Have been able to recently access the photos that my Aunt Bessie had and also believe that these are the ones that my Grandmother had also. Will be posting several of these over the next couple of weeks. "The info below was taken from a previous posting of this photo. The Mudd School burned when I was two or three and I have wondered what it looked like. ......... " Standard issue one room school, like so many that I find " , wonder if there was a basic building plan for the schools at that time ? The Mudd School was located less than a half of a mile from were I live, on Cowherd Road, Marion County, Kentucky. "The information following was researched by my sister Sue. On June 8th 1897, Mrs. Priscilla Mudd O'Bryan sold one acre of land for $75 to the Community School District. The site is now occupied by the home of Melvin Beard. The County directed William Browning ( My Grandfather) to clear the site for the construction of a new school. ( This was to replace a school on the adjoining farm) "William was one of the carpenters for the new school which became known as the Mudd School. At the time of its construction, sixty students were enrolled in the school. All of William's children attended this school. This school continued in use until the late 1930',s when the Superintendent of Schools closed most of the one-room schools in the County." Seen in the Columbia Magazine Group at Flickr. Permalink | Comments?

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