The gymnasium framed by a campus oak tree
The gymnasium framed by a campus oak tree
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Gem of a gym
by Bill Clough
12:00 PM, Wednesday, May 22
PETTUS – She still is going strong despite her 73 years. The Pettus school was a Great Depression Work Projects Administration enterprise. As the door plaques attest, the stone gymnasium was built between 1930 and 1940. The resemblance to the Alam...

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