South Stillwater (Bayport) School. From the collections of the Washington County Historical Society, postmarked 1909.

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District No. 15, South Stillwater
DISTRICT FORMED 1875 [once a part of District #14]
YEARS SCHOOLS BUILT 1875; remodeled in 1880. 1891 a two-story, two-room building was erected on same site just north of the other building. December 1893 the larger building was destroyed by fire, and the following year a six-room building took its place.
GENERAL LOCATION First school located across Pickett Street from St. Michael’s cemetery in Bayport. Additional schools were built near this area.
MODERN ADDRESS N/A
DISTRICT BOUNDARIES Bayport area, south of Oak Park Heights, bordering the St. Croix River.
DISPOSITION Razed, became part of District #834.
NOTES
  • Appeared in the Stillwater Gazette “Our County Public Schools series” on January 18, 1899. Above photo from the collections of the Washington County Historical Society, and is postmarked 1909. Note the smaller, two-story building at the left of the photograph.
  • In 1898, there were 359 pupils attending school within the district.

Known Teachers

1890-1891: Cora Mercier (first primary)
Edith Underwood (sixth grade)
1891-1892: Cora Mercier (first primary)
Edith Underwood (sixth grade)
1892-1893: Cora Mercier (first primary)
Edith Underwood (sixth grade)
1893-1894: Cora Mercier (first primary)
Edith Underwood (sixth grade)
Jennie Richardson (fifth grade)
1894-1895: Cora Mercier (first primary)
Edith Underwood (sixth grade)
Jennie Richardson (fifth grade)
E.N. Swanson (seventh & eighth grade)
1895-1896: Cora Mercier (first primary)
Edith Underwood (sixth grade)
Jennie Richardson (fifth grade)
E.N. Swanson (seventh & eighth grade)
Marie Anderson (second primary)
Emma Kock (second grade)
Grace Underwood (third grade)
Edith Lundell (fourth grade)
1896-1897: Cora Mercier (first primary)
Edith Underwood (sixth grade)
Jennie Richardson (fifth grade)
E.N. Swanson (seventh & eighth grade)
Marie Anderson (second primary)
Emma Kock (second grade)
Grace Underwood (third grade)
Edith Lundell (fourth grade)
1897-1898: Cora Mercier (first primary)
Edith Underwood (sixth grade)
Jennie Richardson (fifth grade)
E.N. Swanson (seventh & eighth grade)
Marie Anderson (second primary)
Emma Kock (second grade)
Grace Underwood (third grade)
Josie Mercier (fourth grade)
1947-1948: Betty McGrew (kindergarten)
1948-1949: Pearl Fisher (first grade)
1949-1950: Gretchen Kreuger (first & second grades)
1950-1951: Margaret Carlson (third grade)

 

Bayport school teachers, 1910

South Stillwater (Bayport) school teachers, 1910. “Some School Maams.  Executive Staff So. Stillwater Public Schools”