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Moore Academy (1883–1989), also known as Moore Academy School, was a primary school in Pine Apple, Alabama, U.S.. [1] The school was founded in 1883 by John Trotwood Moore, a journalist and local historian. [1] [2] It existed as a segregated school for white students until around 1970, when the school became racially integrated. [3]
The house was erected around 1725 on a 500-acre parcel of land called Temple Farm which also included a dam and grist mill. [ 3 ] The land was originally granted to the Crown Governor of Virginia , John Harvey in the 1630s and was known as the York Plantation at this time.
Moore House (Ennis, Texas), listed on the NRHP in Ellis County, Texas; Morris-Moore House, Paris, Texas, listed on the NRHP in Lamar County, Texas; John M. and Lottie D. Moore House, Richmond; Draughon-Moore House, Texarkana; Col. Hugh B. and Helen Moore House, Texas City, listed on the NRHP in Galveston County, Texas
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In February 2012, the Waco Independent School District decided in part, avoiding a $3.4 million budget shortfall, to close and consolidate A. J. Moore Academy with University High School. On June 2, 2012, A.J. Moore Academy gave diplomas to its last graduating class. A. J. Moore Academy existed as a stand-alone school for 14 years.
The date of construction is unclear; the main part of the house may have been constructed by Captain John Harper in the 1780s. The lot was originally owned by George William Fairfax. [1] The Georgian-style townhouse is three stories and has a rear ell. Preservationist Gay Montague Moore lived in the home from 1919 until her death in 1988.
After Minerva Bishop's death in the early 1880s, Mr. Bishop sold the house to his brother-in-law, Clifton H. Moore. [ 2 ] Moore, an educated man, was the first resident attorney to commence practice in Clinton, having hung out his shingle in 1841.