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District No. 59, North Star College/John Wright

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District No. 59, North Star College/John Wright
District formed 1874
Years schools built 1874
General location Six miles north of Hastings, in Denmark.
Modern address Located on northeast corner, Section 19, in Denmark.
District boundaries N/A
Disposition Present condition unknown.
Notes *Enrollment in 1874: 19 students. In 1938: 15 students.
*School was 9 months long.
*First school built in the fall of 1874.
Memories: N/A

Known Teachers:

1874-5: Emma McHattie
1898-9: Myrtle Jones
1938-9: Edith Emmerson
1939-40: Edith Emmerson
Other teachers: (before 1898): Jennie Davis, George Magone, Carrie Cover, John M. Shaw, Charles Sherman, Laura Wright, W.E. Bush, Ellen Torelle, Mary Holman, Lizzie Shingledecker, Thomas P. James, Emma Whitaker, Frances M. Truak.

 

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