Very interesting writeup on Summerfield/Valley Creek and Centenary Institute. It all tied it together for me. Have seen Centenary Institute on maps. Was Centenary just for boys? Methodist???Have you seen any lists of students for it or "writeups?" Seems like there was a Valley Creek Academy also. Thanks, Katherine -----Original Message----- From: BOPARROTT@aol.com <BOPARROTT@aol.com> To: ALDALLAS-L@rootsweb.com <ALDALLAS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, September 25, 1999 9:06 AM Subject: Re: [ALDALLAS-L] Need info about town of Summerfield >Hello: > >The original name of the town of Summerfield was Valley Creek, and weas the >site of a rather well-known 19th century academy/school called the Centenary >Institute. Around 1850 the name was changed to Summerfield, in honor of John >Summerfield, when the town wanted to upgrade its image -- that is, it was not >located in a valley which then signified disease, etc. Summerfield is >still there, and the remains of the old college are still evident. At one >time, it was a rather aristocratic, moneyed little town. > >Bob Parrott boparrott@aol.com