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Farming For A Better Future, page 235
(Above) School Census Card for the Blocker Family with Children at Spring Creek School, 1936 (Lawrence County Archives, Moulton, Alabama)
Byler Road, however, many of them are unmarked.
One of the famous burials is actually unmarked and its exact location is unknown, that of Adam “Uncle Buck” Snider (1798-1910). A slave for more than 60 years, then a freedman for 50 more, Snider lived to be at least 111 years old.
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Spring Creek School*
Spring Creek School was located north of Courtland along County Road 400, where it crossed Spring Creek. The school was one of many schools for African American children in Lawrence County in the early 20th century. It is included in the school
census records for 1930. The school is indicated with a symbol on the 1936 USGS topographic map in close proximity with St. Paul Church. By 1951, the map labels Spring Creek School, and the church as Pleasant Grove Church. After integration, African American schools were no longer needed, and the 1974 map does not include the Spring Creek School.
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Town Creek
The African American community of Town Creek lives on the north side of the railroad that cuts east and west across northern Lawrence County. Like other
(Top Right) 1936 USGS/TVA Topographic Map of Town Creek, Town Creek, Alabama Quadrangle (Middle Right) 1950 USGS/TVA Topographic Map of Town Creek, Town Creek, Alabama Quadrangle (Right) 1974 USGS/TVA Topographic Map of Town Creek, Town Creek, Alabama Quadrangle
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