Buffalo school was situated on the road that came over the hill from Kempville __th the
Lock 8 road on the other side. Mrs. Fannie Givens, owner of the picture of Buffalo School,
and herself a student there, said that most children never rode to school in their lives,
with the exception of maybe a few times when they were brought by wagon or on horseback
'whenever' someone happenedto be going that way at school time." " I walked to school every
day of my life and the walk was around three miles each way. I can also remember the Billy
Butler children coming from the head of Buffalo each day and Shephard and Brooks children
coming from the Harris Hollow, and they came a longer distance than I did."

The land on which Buffalo School stood adjoined the lands of Bob Anderson and Pauline Mundy.
The building ceased to be used as a school in the year 1951 and the building was bought by
the residents of the Buffalo Community for $150.00 at public auction, to be used as a church
building for all denominations and community activities.

Around six years ago the U.S. Corps of Engineers took over the land and building , with the
land to be used for the Cordell Hull Lake area. The government sold the building to Tommy
Shepherd, who demolished it for its lumber.

The Buffalo School in its heyday, had a main corridor running through the building and there
were rooms at both sides, with the main school room at the rear, where a stage of sorts was
used for presenting skits at special holiday seasons, such as Christmas, and the stage was
also used for finals of the spelling bees.

Front row, seated on ground, Carl Shepherd, Roy Shepherd, Bee Lamons, Ras Bill Givens,
Archie Brooks, Harty Brooks* , Alma Sircy, Nettie Sircy, Margaret Waller, Willie Belle Brown,
Grady_________, Tincy Sircy.
Second Row: Will T. McClellan, Dotson Thompson, Hubert Mundy, Hugh Hailey, Mack Mundy,
Kirk Hailey, Waymon Givens, Stanton Shepherd, Dow Mundy, Bernest Burton, Vernel Sircy,
Lola Brooks, Dexter Brown, Chloe Waller, Clellie Franklin, Fannie Duke, Metty_ McCormack,
Willie Thompson, Beatrice McClellan.
Third Row: Dotson Waller, Alfred Waller, Caubet Brown, Ernest Burton, Floyd Durham,
Omas Givens, Isham Duke, Mack Hailey, Carl Kirby, Cason Shepherd, Mittie Kemp, Callie Butler,
Ora Givens, Maggie Duke.
Fourth Row: Walter Durham, Fred Shepherd, Baxter Brown with ball in his hand, Ottie Thompson,
James Givens, Chester Craighead wearing baseball glove, Auvy Butler, Emmie Givens, Omegie Young,
Sarah McCormack, Lillie Hailey, Virgie Brooks, Sussie Sircy, Eunice Brooks, Florence Burton,
Fannie Wilkerson and the teacher, Mr. Gene Canter.