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South Stillwater (Bayport) School. From the collections of the Washington County Historical Society, postmarked 1909.
Bayport school teachers, 1910
If you have photos of this school, or if you have memories of the Bayport School to share, contact us.
| 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) |