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| District formed | 1863 |
| Years schools built | 1885 |
| General location | Northern part of Afton |
| Modern address | Located west of Co. Rd. 21. |
| District boundaries | N/A |
| Disposition | Now a residence. |
| Notes | *The school was featured
in a film called "Youth of a Nation" *The first school was held in a blacksmith shop belonging to Mr. Bolles, with Mrs. Palmer as teacher. *The school was then held in a boarding house. *Enrollment in 1898: 33 students. In 1938: 25 students. *A new schoolhouse was built in 1885. |
| Memories: | "In the winter students could catch by hand sluggish trout in the creek and would bring them to school where they were buried in the snow until school was over for they day. It wasn't an apple for the teacher- it was a trout for the teacher!" -Gloria Haslund. |
Known Teachers:
| 1897-8: Emma Hall 1898-9: Kitty Cover 1909-10: Eva Olson 1914-5: Marian Broeker Carlson 1915-6: Marian Broeker Carlson 1916-7: Marian Broeker Carlson 1938-9: Edythe Dahlgren 1939-40: Edythe Dahlgren 1946-7: Harriet Palm Lee 1947-8: Harriet Palm Lee 1948-9: Harriet Palm Lee |
| Teachers: (before 1898): E.J. Emerson, Cassie Rice, Annie White, Hattie Allan, Sophia Tyler, Alice Berry, Lizzie Van Slyke, Emma Folson, May Black, W.E. Bush. |