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This photo appeared in the April 15, 1899 The Stillwater Gazette (weekly), part of the "Our County Public Schools Series" column (see this issue for a detailed history of the school district up to that time).
If you have photos of this school (including an original print of the above photo), or if you have memories of Kilty/Country Home School to share, contact us.
| District formed | Originally part of Lyman District # 6 until June 1861 when it split off |
| Years schools built | 1863 (previously in the Heifort home), 1870 (moved in 1877), post-1899 |
| General location | Originally on Marine Road, later moved one-half mile further north to the northern part of section 5. |
| Modern address | 55th and 120th |
| District boundaries | Eastern edge marked by Big Carnelian Lake and south end of Loon Lake marks southern boundary (as assessed in 1952). |
| Disposition | Razed |
| Notes | *"It was formerly a part of district No. 6, better known as the Lyman district, but this being so great a distance for the children to travel it was decided to divide the district, and No. 5 became a separate district in June, 1861." *"In the fall of 1863, a school house was built on the Marine road, on the same section (as the Heifort house) and about one mile east of the old one." *"This school house, unfortunately, was destroyed by fire in the fall of 1870, but was rebuilt the next year at a cost of $600." *In 1899, there were 19 students attending this school and teachers noted excellent attendance records. *For a time, the school was divided into five grades denoted by the letters A through E. |
Known Teachers
| 1861: | Emma Prescott |
| 1863: | Kate Boutwell |
| 1877: | Mary O'Brien |
| Pre-1898: | Mary Brown |
| Mary S. Jenkins | |
| Maud Soule | |
| Mary E. Grady | |
| Cassie Knights | |
| Amos H. Hill | |
| 1898: | D. Tillie Caplazi |
| 1909: | Miss Engerstrom |
