Uriah, Alabama

Uriah, AL
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Uriah is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Monroe County, Alabama. Uriah is located at the junction of State Route 21 and State Route 59. As of the 2010 census, its population was 294.HistoryThis area was settled in the early nineteenth century, after the United States government had removed most of the American Indians to west of the Mississippi River. Anglo-Americans settled the area, clearing timber and developing farms.In the 21st century, it continues to be rural, with most people working in agriculture or timber.EducationThe local school, J.U. Blacksher, was named after James Uriah Blacksher, one of the founders and a namesake of Uriah. The school houses kindergarten through 12th grade on its campus.J.U. Blacksher School was established in 1924, and graduated its first class in 1925. The building was a large white frame structure built around an open-air garden, complete with a goldfish pond.In January 1950, the main building burned down. The gym, cafeteria and vocational buildings remained. For two and a half years, students attended school at the Masonic Lodge and the CCC Camp at Little River State Park. In the fall of 1951, the school was rebuilt on its present site with two new brick buildings for the elementary and high schools. In 1972, a new cafeteria was completed, and in the fall of 1975, the new gym was completed.

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