What ever happened to the old school
buildings?
I just recently was given some information collected by Oscar Huffines
when he was County School Superintendent a good many years ago.
For instance,
following is a listing of his as to what happened to most of the school
buildings in Murray County:
DISTRICT OWNER AS OF 11/20/75
#2 Palmer F.
M. Jones -- used as hay barn
#6 Oak Grove Community Center
#7 Chigley
Church & community center
#12 Price's Chapel On Healey Ranch
#13 Gilsonite
Bought by Houston Russell & made into home at
W. 18th & Vinita
Teacherage
made into home at 620 W. 13th
#14 Buckhorn Haybarn on Oscar Lowrance farm
#16 Drake Dairy barn on Grady Fox farm
#17 Nebo Used by Church of Christ
#18 Arbuckle Bud Gregory home north of Sulphur
#22 Carr Chapel Home 1 block
north of Davis News & north of
Adventist Church
#23 Valley View Home owned
by George Lee
#24 Rock Creek Custodian's home on Dougherty school grounds
#25 Colbert Barn on Wilson farm
#28 Red Oak Dwelling at 1220 W. Broadway
#29 Koller Home of G. W. Cannon
#30 Moss Home in Dougherty (destroyed by
fire)
Submitted by Roland Earsom, January, 2002

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