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Elm Grove ~ ca 1874
As in almost all little communities of
Caldwell County, farming was the main occupation as settlers arrived in the
area. A general store, several churches, and saloons were all established. A
post office, begun in 1874 with John Peacock, also a Justice of the Peace, as
postmaster, continued in opperation until 1890. In 1875 a log cabin schoolhouse
was built and, by 1879, 39 children were in attendance. The school in 1900
became well known throughout the county, and children boarded with Elm Grove
families in order to attend. By 1940, though, the schools at Elm Grove closed
and consolidated with Lockhart, McMahan, and Dale. The post office was changed
to Taylorsville in 1890. Today Elm Grove is an active community, and the "old"
schoolhouse is being used as a community center and polling place.
Source - Caldwell County Kin: The First
150 Years published by the Genealogical and Historical Society of Caldwell
County, November 2000.
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