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Post by jonsdigs on Dec 20, 2008 22:58:51 GMT -5
Cave believed to be first school in ArkansasDaily Press (Timmins, ON) Posted By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Almost 200 years ago, children trekked through woods into a dark canyon in the easternmost reaches of the Ozark Mountains. They did this regularly for years, assembling in a cave to learn. Believed to be the first school in Arkansas, the cave served early settlers and those who followed them through much of the 19th century. Baptist minister Caleb Lindsey started the school in 1817, presumably teaching children Bible lessons, along with "reading, writing and 'rithmetic." Full Story
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