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Boutwell School, ca. 1899
Boutwell School, ca. 1906
Front Row [left to right]: Percy Beecroft, Charles Beecroft, Grace Carmichael, Rollie Powell, Clint Rutherford, Clara Carmichael, Gail Powell, Lance Rutherford, Dean Ramsden, Myrtle Rutherford.
Back Row [left to right]: Albert Ernest Beecroft, Ed Beecroft, Clarence Peterson, Lydia Powell, Earl armichael, Eva Masterman, Lyle Powell, Teacher Pearl Goff, Mabel Peterson, Olive Rutherford, Elsie Rutherford, Hazel Ramsden.
This photo appeared in the February 22, 1899 Stillwater Gazette (weekly edition), part of the "Our County Public Schools Series" column. (See that 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 the Boutwell School to share, contact us.
| District formed | 1851, originally as Boutwell District No. 2 |
| Years schools built | 1852; pre-1899 just to the west of the first school, pictured here |
| General location | North side of Stillwater Road, west side of the Summit Road, not far from Summit Station. |
| Modern address | Manning and Boutwell Avenues |
| District boundaries | Long Lake marks the southern edge of the district. The district included the western edge of Stillwater. |
| Disposition | Milkhouse, since razed |
| Notes | *Also listed as the Rutherford School *In 1852, there were 36 students enrolled at this school. *Consolidated with surrounding districts in the 1950s. |
Known Teachers
| 1852: | Cynthia Pond |
| 1853: | Mrs. Hester Boutwell |
| Martha Newell | |
| William T. Toothaker | |
| 1897: | Gertrude Koontz |