Cedar Grove Grammar School

Cedar Grove Grammar School was originally the Sylvan Academy. No

record could be found of the exact date that Sylvan Academy was built, but it was in the early 1800's. Also, there is no record of when it was changed to Cedar Grove Grammar School, but a new school building was built in 1890. This building was erected beside the Cedar Grove Baptist Church on Hickory Valley Road and remained in service through the 1941-1942 school year. In 1942 another school building was built on a hill across Hickory Valley road from the church and was opened for the 1942-1943 school year. According to records found, the school was in service through the 1959-1960 school year.

Sylvan Academy established in early 1800's later to be called Cedar Grove Grammar School

Cedar Grove School 1912-1913 classes

"this building was built in 1890 to replace the log building"

Cedar Grove graduation class of 1943

"this building was built in 1942 to replace the building that was built in 1890"

Portions of this page taken from the "Union County Schoolday Memories" by Bonnie Peters, Union County Historian. For information on this book, contact bhpeters@esper.com