A historic Houston County landmark could soon be recognized on a national level.
"There is a great history here and we should not let this great American landmark go away," Steven Smith, from Friends of Dupree School, said."It needs to be saved."
People are also reading… All of the children who attended the school came from very humble backgrounds. In 2021, community members rallied together to form a non-profit organization called the Friends of Dupree School, with the goal of preserving the building after it had been vandalized and sustained damaged due to Hurricane Michael.
Outside of making repairs to the current structure, the organization has other plans for the building so its legacy will never die.
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