Newport / Red Rock School

Newport / Red Rock School

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District No. 68, Newport School; Red Rock School
DISTRICT FORMED 1896
YEARS SCHOOLS BUILT N/A
GENERAL LOCATION N/A
MODERN ADDRESS Located between Red Rock and Newport.
DISTRICT BOUNDARIES Originally the district was two separate districts, 36 and 43, then merged although part of District 36 stayed separate.
DISPOSITION Now razed.
NOTES
  • 1850: The first school of Red Rock was held in Mr. F. Ford’s house about 1 block from the public library. Later it was also held at Mr. John Willoughby’s house.
  • 1866: District 43, Red Rock, is organized and a school is built.
  • 1875: The school is moved to Newport village, then moved 1 block north and west of Durand’s store.
  • 1880: New school building built.
  • 1890: The districts divided, and an old library building moved to Red Rock.
  • 1896: District #68 is officially organized. The district receives 2 schools.
  • Not a lot of parent involvement
  • School was 9 months long.
MEMORIES: “The grounds comprise about 50 acres of land bordering on the Mississippi River and on these grounds may be found the Indian rock for which the place was named.” – Stillwater Gazette, November 1898

Known Teachers:

1880: May Fowler-Thompson, J. Hooker Mackintosh, Etta Viall, Ruth Willoughby, J.Q. Mackintosh.
1890: G.G. Sargeant
1897-8: W.E. Bush (principal), Elsie Gray, Clara Smith.
1898-9: Carrie Smith (Red Rock)
Other teachers: (1890-8): Margaret Elliott, Marion Sloan, Minnie Bailey, Margaret Dinwoodie, Belle McKinley, Helen James. T.D. Rogers, Clara B. Smith. Helen Barge and Catherine Parker (first teachers).