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DISTRICT FORMED | District petitioned in 1892. |
YEARS SCHOOLS BUILT | 1864, 1928 |
GENERAL LOCATION | West of Bone Lake, about half way between Scandia and Chisago City |
MODERN ADDRESS | Located at Hwy. 2 in Lofton |
DISTRICT BOUNDARIES | N/A |
DISPOSITION | Now razed |
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MEMORIES: | – “The schoolhouse, which is a wooden structure, is situated at the juncture of four roads on a slight elevation, commanding a beautiful view of Bony Lake on the northeast. It faces the east and is partly surrounded by large trees which makes it pleasant for the children in the summertime” – Stillwater Gazette, March 1899.- “Students recall swimming n Bone Lake over the noon hour when the weather was warm and skating on it during the winter.” – Country Messenger, Wednesday, August 3, 1994 |
Known Teachers:
1860: Emma Walker 1898-9: Ethel Bergman 1932-3: Verna Lindbled |
Other teachers: (before 1898): A.B. Falk, Louis Lammers, Nancy Weberg, Edith Weberg, Lucy Brown, Dora Kenyon, Adolph Torelle. |