Downing Industrial School, also known as Downing Shofner Institute, was a school for girls in Brewton, Alabama. [1] [2]
The school was named for a donor. [1] [3] The school had a string band that was photographed. [4] The campus included C. L. Wiggins Hall. [5] A historical marker commemorates the school's history. [6] The Alabama Department of Archives and History has brochures from the school. [7] [8]
History
The school opened on September 24, 1906, and had nine girl students, three teachers, and a matron. [9] Reverend J. M. Shofner wrote about his life and the school in a small book published in 1919. [9]
References
- ^ a b Staff Reports (November 5, 2008). "Forgotten Trails: Downing Shoffner Institute still teaching lessons". The Brewton Standard.
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^ Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South Alabama (January 8, 1900).
"Minutes of the Alabama Conference of the M.E. Church, South". The Conference – via Google Books.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) - ^ "PATRON + "Downing Industrial School for Girls" was ahead of its time – Alabama Pioneers". www.alabamapioneers.com.
- ^ "CONTENTdm". digital.archives.alabama.gov.
- ^ "CONTENTdm". digital.archives.alabama.gov.
- ^ "Downing-Shofner School Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ^ "Announcement and calendar of the Downing Industrial School for Girls in Brewton, Alabama". alabamamosaic.org.
- ^ "Catalogs of the Downing Industrial School for Girls in Brewton, Alabama". alabamamosaic.org.
- ^ a b Staff Reports (February 25, 2004). "Shofner founded girls' school". The Brewton Standard.
External links
- "CONTENTdm". digital.archives.alabama.gov.: Photo collection, State of Alabama Archives
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