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District formed | 1855 |
Years schools built | 1857 |
General location | Newport Township (currently Grey Cloud Township); Cottage Grove |
Modern address | Located in St. Paul Park |
District boundaries | Constantly being cut down as new districts formed around it; Northwestern portion of Cottage Grove |
Disposition | Now a residence |
Notes |
*History is hazy. The school was built in 1857, then moved 1867, and
again 1888 after a large part of the territory was cut out from the
district. |
Memories: | "When organized, it was one of the largest districts in the county, but lost a large part of its territory as adjoining districts were formed." - Stillwater Gazette |
Known Teachers:
1857-8: Ella Everett (summer) 1868-9: Ella Everett (summer) 1869-70: Marian Row (summer) 1870-1: Anna Booth (summer), Ann Merrill (winter) 1871-2: Ellen Cooney (summer) 1872-3: Eliza Kay (summer) 1873-4: Ella Everett (winter) 1898-9: Sarah Noltimier |
Others: (before 1898): G.G. Sargent, Mary Cowell, Belle Bailey, Ann McGarry, Mary Wright, Bessie Banter. |