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J. Minnie Smith School

Civic 1920s

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successor institution / replacement facility built on or near this site after tornado damage at East Side School Notable event: Renaming and Reconstruction (1927) — Following the 1927 tornado damage to the East Side School, the building was replaced with a new school named in honor of Principal J. Minnie Smith, who had dedicated years of service to education on Poplar Bluff's east side.

Name History

1
East Side School
Date unknown
Previous name from site text
2
East Side Building
Date unknown
Previous name from site text

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Era Active
1920s

Sources

Extracted from historic site: East Side School
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East Side School

Machine-extracted from a verified source. Facts are as stated in the source.