Downing Industrial School

Downing Industrial School, also known as Downing Shofner Institute, was a school for girls in Brewton, Alabama.[1][2]

The school was named for a donor.[1][3] The school had a string band that was photographed.[4] The campus included C. L. Wiggins Hall.[5] A historical marker commemorates the school's history.[6] The Alabama Department of Archives and History has brochures from the school.[7][8]

History

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The school opened on September 24, 1906, and had nine girl students, three teachers, and a matron.[9] Reverend J. M. Shofner wrote about his life and the school in a small book published in 1919.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b Staff Reports (November 5, 2008). "Forgotten Trails: Downing Shoffner Institute still teaching lessons". The Brewton Standard.
  2. ^ Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South Alabama (January 8, 1900). "Minutes of the Alabama Conference of the M.E. Church, South". The Conference – via Google Books.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "PATRON + "Downing Industrial School for Girls" was ahead of its time – Alabama Pioneers". www.alabamapioneers.com.
  4. ^ "CONTENTdm". digital.archives.alabama.gov.
  5. ^ "CONTENTdm". digital.archives.alabama.gov.
  6. ^ "Downing-Shofner School Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  7. ^ "Announcement and calendar of the Downing Industrial School for Girls in Brewton, Alabama". alabamamosaic.org.
  8. ^ "Catalogs of the Downing Industrial School for Girls in Brewton, Alabama". alabamamosaic.org.
  9. ^ a b Staff Reports (February 25, 2004). "Shofner founded girls' school". The Brewton Standard.
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  • "CONTENTdm". digital.archives.alabama.gov.: Photo collection, State of Alabama Archives