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Muscogee (Creek) Nation Division of Human Development
Eufaula Dormitory History Eufaula Dormitory has ties to the old Ashbury Manual Labor School
which was first established about one mile from the Chattahoochee
River near Columbus, Alabama, in 1822. The school was reestablished
in 1847 in the Creek Territory, the new reservation west of the
Mississippi River. The school burned in 1890, and the Creeks were
without a school until 1892 when the Creek Government established
a new school. This school was known as Eufaula High School. The
school was co-educational until 1907 when it was made into a school
for Creek girls only. In October, 1970, Eufaula Dormitory (so
named when students started attending the Eufaula Public Schools
in 1952) was moved to new facilities located on about 16 acres
of Creek land approximately one-quarter of a mile from the old
campus. The new Dormitory, which was constructed in 1969, 1970
and 1971, houses 64 boys and 64 girls. The old facilities were
returned to the Creek Tribe. The new facilities consist of a boys
and girls dormitory, an activity building, a kitchen, a multi-purpose
room which serves mainly as the student-dinning room, a canteen
and three brick cottages. A gymnasium was added in 1974. The campus
also includes a picnic area, a courtyard with basketball courts
and a ballfield.
Muscogee (Creek) Nation has operated Eufaula Boarding School since
1984 as a peripheral dormitory through a grant from the Bureau
of Indian Affairs (BIA). The residential facility can house up
to 128 students (grades 1-12). The facility is designed to provide
nine month residential care while students attend Eufaula Public
Schools. Eufaula Dormitory residents attend Eufaula public
Schools in grades 1-12. The town of Eufaula,
with a population of 3800 borders Lake Eufaula, a popular state
tourism and recreation area. The Muscogee (Creek) Nation is the
fourth largest employer in the town of Eufaula, exceeded only
by the Eufaula Public Schools, a manufacturing plant and two hotel
resorts. |
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