Cannon High School
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Cannon High School was a Kannapolis, North Carolina
high school that existed from 1924 to 1951. Originally known as Central High School, it was renamed J.W. Cannon High School in 1930. In 1933, it burned down, and was rebuilt in 1934. A.L. Brown High School was constructed 50 yards southeast of Cannon High School in 1950-1951, and Cannon High School became J.W. Cannon Junior High School.
One notable person who attended Cannon High School was major league baseball player Dixie Upright
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Kannapolis, North Carolina
Kannapolis is a city in Cabarrus and Rowan counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina, northwest of Concord and northeast of Charlotte. The population was 42,625 at the 2010 census, which makes Kannapolis the 20th largest city in North Carolina...
high school that existed from 1924 to 1951. Originally known as Central High School, it was renamed J.W. Cannon High School in 1930. In 1933, it burned down, and was rebuilt in 1934. A.L. Brown High School was constructed 50 yards southeast of Cannon High School in 1950-1951, and Cannon High School became J.W. Cannon Junior High School.
One notable person who attended Cannon High School was major league baseball player Dixie Upright
Dixie Upright
R. T. "Dixie" Upright is a former left-handed, 6'0", 175 pound Major League Baseball player who played for the St...
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