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Lincoln Academy, Kings Mountain, N.C. 1888 - 1955

Lincoln Academy Marker

"Lincoln Academy 1888-1955
Founder: Emily Pruden, educator and philanthropist from Orange, Connecticut. A co-educational boarding and day school, grades 1-12, for children of African descent. Accredited 1923. Home of Mildred Wellmon Elementary School, a historic Rosenwald building. Sponsored by American Missionary Association. School was located on Lincoln Academy Road."
Lincoln Academy Historical Marker
Go to: https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=108710

 

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