Beech Grove School

Great Smoky Mountains National Park


This 1901 schoolhouse is the one of only three valley schoolhouses still standing. Inside you'll find rows of old desks and a blackboard. School was typically in session from November through January, with an extra two months tacked on if there was enough local funding.


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