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DISTRICT FORMED | 1882 |
YEARS SCHOOLS BUILT | N/A |
GENERAL LOCATION | Located at 5501 Neal Ave. S |
MODERN ADDRESS | Near the Lyle Swanson residence today (In 1898 was located about 3 1/2 miles from the Afton and Cottage Grove villages). |
DISTRICT BOUNDARIES | N/A |
DISPOSITION | Now Razed |
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MEMORIES: | “The other external structures were the swings and the flagpole. I won’t detail what exactly happened for fear of someone copying, but the flagpole met an untimely end at the hand of one of the students (me).” – Douglas Nelson |
Known Teachers:
1883: Clara Hartman 1897-8: May E. Black 1898-9: May E. Black 1899-1900: Florence Dick 1914-5: Alice Nelson 1939-40: Lois FoulisterOther teachers: (before 1898): Jennie Davies, Ema Arney, Mary Eckstie?, R.E. Olmstead, Ellen Roe. (after 1898): Rose Ourada Hendrickson, Emma Esty (40s and 50s), Babbit Robb (50s), Mrs. Robb (ca. 1953-54), Mehetable Bovenson, Mrs. Casey, Miss Carlisle. |