Moore Academy Explained

Moore Academy
Location:	Broad Street, Pine Apple, Wilcox County, Alabama, U.S.
Beginning Date:	1883–1989
Built:	1923
Beginning Label:	Dates active
Designation1:	Alabama
Designation1 Date:	June 30, 1995

Moore Academy (1883–1989), also known as Moore Academy School, was a primary school in Pine Apple, Alabama, U.S..^[1] The school was founded in 1883 by John Trotwood Moore, a journalist and local historian.^[2] It existed as a segregated school for white students until around 1970, when the school became racially integrated.

There is a historical marker for the school, erected in 1996 by Alabama Historical Commission and by the Moore Academy Alumni Association, Inc..^[3] It is listed as an Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage since June 30, 1995. The building for the school was built in 1923, and is part of the NRHP-listed Pine Apple Historic District.^{[4] [5]}

Notable alumni include football player Fred Cone.^[6]

See also

• Segregation academy

External links

• Historical Marker Database

Notes and References

1. Web site: Moore Academy . 2023-09-30 . Encyclopedia of Alabama . en-US.
2. Book: Alderman, Edwin Anderson . Library of Southern Literature: Selected works, with biographical sketches . Smith . Charles Alphonso . 1909 . Martin & Hoyt . 3693 . en.
3. Web site: Moore Academy Historical Marker . 2023-09-30 . Historical Marker Data Base (HMDB) . en.
4. News: 1985-06-07 . Moore Academy in Pine Apple . 35 . The Montgomery Advertiser . 2023-09-30 . Newspapers.com.
5. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=85000452}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hawthorn House ]. September 30, 2023 . National Park Service. With
6. Book: Blackman, Sam . If These Walls Could Talk: Clemson Tigers: Stories from the Clemson Tigers Sideline, Locker Room, and Press Box . Bourret . Tim . Swinney . Dabo . 2016-08-15 . Triumph Books . 978-1-63319-689-6 . 111 . ar.