Kate Duncan Smith - Daughters of the American Revolution School

Kate Duncan Smith - Daughters of the American Revolution School (HMM86)

Location: Grant, AL 35747 Marshall County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 32.072', W 86° 15.139'

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(Side A) In 1924, the Alabama Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) established Kate Duncan Smith School to provide a patriotic education dedicated to academic achievement and service to "God, Home, and Country" for the people of Gunter Mountain. The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) designated the school as a nationally recognized DAR school in 1928. Now a collaborative effort between the DAR, the Marshall County Board of Education, and the local citizens, it has remained a public school open to all of the children of the Gunter Mountain region. (Continued on other side)

(Side B) (Continued from other side) The present campus, consisting of approximately 240 acres, includes the remaining largely intact "old campus" that encompassed 100 acres as well as twelve buildings constructed between 1924 and 1957 and a 1937 water tower now used as a bell tower. Influenced by the Arts and Crafts Movement, school officials constructed the buildings, sidewalks, bleachers, and entrance columns from native materials including fieldstone, cut sandstone, and pine logs. Kate Duncan Smith - Daughters of the American Revolution School is one of only two schools in the United States supported by the NSDAR. 15 of the original 100 acres were listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
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HM NumberHMM86
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Placed ByAlabama Historical Commission
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Date Added Sunday, October 12th, 2014 at 11:23pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 568612 N 3821680
Decimal Degrees34.53453333, -86.25231667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 32.072', W 86° 15.139'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 32' 4.32" N, 86° 15' 8.34" W
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Area Code(s)256
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 5749-6125 Co Rd 5, Grant AL 35747, US
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