October 27, 1906 — The Andrews Public School is dedicated. Classes began in August 1907. A cornerstone was laid for the building, known as the "Old White Building". The building was demolished in 1961.
The cornerstone was salvaged, cut, sandblasted, and laid at the current main building in 1962 at the corner of the main entrance. That marble stone was unfortunately removed during the 1992 renovation of AHS, when new red brick was put in the wall above windows and around the main entrance.
From "The Heritage of Cherokee County, North Carolina Volume I"