Beaver Dam School

Beaver Dam School was built in 1926 in Toney, Madison County, with the help of matching funds from the Rosenwald Fund, a nonprofit organization founded to provide money and resources to underserved communities in the South.

Historic photograph of a simple one-room schoolhouse with a central entrance and bell tower above the roofline.

Courtesy of the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library

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Public Education in the Early Twentieth Century

Public Education in the Early Twentieth Century

Rosenwald Schools in Alabama

Rosenwald Schools in Alabama

Alabama State Department of Education

Historic photograph of a simple one-room schoolhouse with a central entrance and bell tower above the roofline.