Buckhorn High School
high school in Alabama, United States
Buckhorn High School is a four-year public high school in New Market, Alabama, United States, north of Huntsville. It is one of five high schools in the Madison County School System. Buckhorn received the Alabama Department of Education’s National Blue Ribbon in 2001. The school colors are Navy, Gold, and White, and the athletic teams are called the Bucks. Buckhorn competes in AHSAA Class 6A athletics.
Buckhorn is located at the site of the American Civil War Skirmish of Buckhorn Tavern, fought on October 12, 1863, between General Phillip D. Roddey's Alabama Cavalry Brigade and a Union cavalry brigade commanded by General Robert Mitchell.
History
By tradition, the tavern took its name "Buckhorn" in 1858 when William L. Fanning killed a buck near the site and presented its antlers to the innkeeper. The antlers are now displayed at Buckhorn High School. The Madison County Board of Education bought land on November 19, 1956, from Annie Bruce Walker Short to construct a school.
On August 29, 1958, as a result of the consolidation of New Market and Riverton High School, Buckhorn High School opened with approximately 200 students.
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