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Schools

Concord Training School first graders Garland Elmore (l) and Rita Harvey (l-seated) with classmates and South State Street neigbors in 1952.

Concord Training School

The first elementary school in Athens and its role in training teachers who majored in education at Concord.

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Larry Peck and Claudia Wright, Athens High School classmates, at their graduation in 1965.

Athens High School

A comprehensive high school which offered college preparation, general studies and vocational education.

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Jim Surratt serving refreshments to Concord College classmates in the snack bar formerly located in the basement of the Old Main auditorium. (Pine Tree yearbook photo adapted by Athens We Knew.)

Concord University

Concord College, now Concord University, made higher education attainable and brought many families to live in Athens.

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