From Old Rowan County, NC To Middle America The Illinois Territory. in the middle of Shawnee Indian Land. Many Rowan County natives are buried in this cemetery in Dongola, ILL. Notice headstone below indicates born in Rowan County, North Carolina..
Best Answer: Disney began his freshman year at McKinley High School there and began taking night courses at the Chicago Art Institute.[2] Disney was the cartoonist for the school newspaper.
Report Abuse. Walt Disney dropped out of high school at 16 so he could join the Army, but the army didn't take him because he was too young. Instead, Walt and one of his friends decided to join the Red Cross.