Sam Houston Schoolhouse
- Address: 3650 Old Sam Houston School Rd
- Vicinity: NE of Maryville on TN 8
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1794/00/00 | One-room log building is built on Revolutionary War veteran Andrew Kennedy's land by Kennedy, Henry McCulloch, the school's first teacher, and neighbors. | |||||
1812/00/00 | Sam Houston | Teacher | Sam Houston works as the schoolmaster to pupils from age 6 to 60. Tuition at that time was $8.00 a term, payable a third in corn, a third in calico and a third in cash. |
Particulars for Sam Houston Schoolhouse: | |
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Sight Category | Building |
Area of Significance | Military |
Building Type | One Room Schoolhouse |
Criteria | Person |
Area of Significance | Politics-government |
Historic Use | School |
Owner | State |
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