Appalachian Elementary School, recess, photo 1

This image shows children in the Appalachian Elementary School, also known as the Demonstration Elementary School, playing in the lot behind two school buildings in the 1960s. The first Appalachian Elementary School building, built 1925 and known as the Education Building, can be seen on the right, and the second building, built 1954, is on the left. Appalachian Elementary School (1925-1975) was a cooperative institution between the Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) and Watauga County Schools, where the College would provide a building and teachers for Watauga County students, providing teacher training to Appalachian State students. The program ended in 1975.

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General Picture File, 2004.040, Box 6, Watauga County Schools, C14.1.6.6.

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Appalachian State Teachers College (N.C.). Appalachian Elementary School. Watauga County Schools (Watauga County, N.C.)

Education Building (1925). Daniel J. Whitener Hall (1954)

1960-1969

Series 1 -- Campus and Buildings

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The Appalachian State University Historical Photographs Digitization Project is supported with federal Library Service and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program.

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