Artifact of the Week — August 25, 2016

Posted by on August 25, 2016

 

photo of teacher James Allen Bales

photo of teacher James Allen Bales

The Chesser Collection at Old Independence Regional Museum is home to this photo of teacher James Allen Bales.  The building is possibly the Lead Hill School in Boone County Arkansas.  Mr. Bales taught at Arkansas College and died in 1921.  He is buried in Johnson Cemetery which is located behind the current Independence County Fairgrounds.

Comments are closed.