Old Madison County High School

Old
Madison County
High School

Old
Madison
County
High
School

Gurley,
Alabama

Madison County High School was established in 1908 as the first public high school in Madison County.

The original building burned, while the present brick tudor-styled building was completed in 1936.

Countless students have walked these halls since the cornerstone was laid. Many seem never to have left.

I spent one summer working at the school, often walking the creaky hallways alone. Or so I thought.

I never felt quite alone in the old building. Footsteps could be heard down the hallway while no one was there.

The empty auditorium could be a frightening place. It was as if an unseen audience was watching your every move.

I wasn't alone in feeling these things. Other workers there spoke of voices and shadows in the night, long after the final bell had rung.