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Pellville Schools History
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Retyped as it appeared in the Clarion, by Mary L. Gibbs, for non-profit use

Pellville has had many excellent teachers in its school history. Time, space and lack of knowledge will not let me name all of them.

In the year of 1924 Pellville High School was started in the old 2-room school building with Professor J.C. Lawrence as Principal. At this time Mr. Reubin Glover was Superintendent of Hancock County Schools. Guy Barlow, Hilary Smothers, Oliver Huff and Fan Aldridge were the Board of Education.

Mr. Charlie Schafer was the first high school principal. The grade school had Mr. Albert Schafer as principal from 1943 until 1949. Mr. Wayne Herndon served as principal (or head teacher) from 1969 until 1971. In 1971 Mr. Michael Dennis Keown became head teacher in the old four-room school at Pellville. He was later principal of the New South Hancock Elementary School, located on Highway 69, about 3 miles to the Northeast of Pellville. This modern facility, composed of 8 classrooms and designed to be readily expanded in the future, was constructed in 1977-1978. Students from Southern Hancock County area occupied it in October, 1978. The Pellville School has produced a great number of educators. The following college teachers are graduates of Pellville School:

Cleophas Buck, University of Michigan, Detroit; Collis Moseley, college, LaPorte, Indiana; R.C. Jett, Bowling Green; Charles Keown, Dean of Students, Bowling Green.


Pellville, at one time or another had the following named people; Fox (Fuchs), Wolfe, Crowe.

Mr. Willie Fuchs, carpenter for many years, George Wolfe, killed in World War I, Mr. Dave Crowe, farmer, has many descendants here.

Baseball was the major amusement. Music mostly string, violin, much Piano. Croquet, play parties, (dancing taboo).

The old Hardinsburg Road (now 144) served Pellville: This road is now black topped from Owensboro to Hwy 60.

Wagon roads led into Pellville from all points. These are mostly hard surface now. Many of the little used roads are in use now.

Pellville people are very proud of their boys and girls. They have become doctors, surgeons, ministers, professors-you name it!

Pellville missionary Baptist Church celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1961. They have built a new parsonage, rebuilt the church building, put in new furniture and have the largest membership in its history.

Pellville has changed with modern markets, which still offers general lines of merchandise, which serves the needs of most people. Those needs are expanding, and as the trend in growth population in the southern part of our county goes on without interruption. The Pellville is becoming more attractive to homebuilders, due to the expansion of water systems and the ease of financial establishments.

Pellville had its setbacks in the past some were severe, but it survived. The struggle will go on, but will become easier as time passes and the town sees a renewed burst of energetic growth, which rivals any part of Hancock County.