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Farm Life High School – Carthage, North Carolina

Posted by DaveSanders | North Carolina | Posted on December 16th, 2009

Farm Life High School
Carthage, NC
Moore County
Mascot: Trojans
Colors: Garnet & Gold

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A Brief History of Farm Life High School
(adapted from Sandhills Farm Life Elementary website)
1859
- A one-room school was built on an acre of land donated by Allan C. McDonald. The school was named Eureka School. In time, a second one room building was built with local labor and more land was obtained.
1914
- High school grades were added.
1915
- Local citizens helped build a two story building.
- The Eureka school was granted a Farm Life Charter by the North Carolina state legislature.
- The school grounds were increased from ten acres to a farm of seventy acres
- A boys dormitory was built.
- Teachers of agriculture and domestic science were added to the faculty.
1916
- A girls dormitory was built.
1917
- The James McConnell Hospital opened on the school campus.
1941
- A new brick building was erected by the WPA to house both elementary and high school classrooms.
1954
- A new lunch room was built.
1956
- A gymnasium was completed.
1964
- The last graduation ceremony for Farm Life High School was held.
- Farm Life, Carthage, Vass and Cameron High Schools were consolidated into the new Union Pines High School.
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Carthage & Moore County Links:
- Google Street View of Sandhills Farm Life Elementary School
- Website of Sandhills Farm Life Elementary School
- The Town of Carthage website contains a History of Carthage, Carthage Facts, details of the annual Buggy Festival and more.
- Moore County towns

North Carolina ECHO (Exploring Cultural Heritage Online):
- Moore County, NC
- Carthage, NC
- Thomas Schoolhouse and Bellview School
- Carthage Museum

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