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| District formed | 1896 |
| Years schools built | N/A |
| General location | N/A |
| Modern address | Located between Red Rock and Newport. |
| District boundaries | Originally the district was two separate districts, 36 and 43, then merged although part of District 36 stayed separate. |
| Disposition | Now razed. |
| Notes | 1850: The first school
of Red Rock was held in Mr. F. Ford's house about 1 block from the public
library. Later it was also held at Mr. John Willoughby's house. 1866: District 43, Red Rock, is organized and a school is built. 1875: The school is moved to Newport village, then moved 1 block north and west of Durand's store. 1880: New school building built. 1890: The districts divided, and an old library building moved to Red Rock. 1896: District #68 is officially organized. The district receives 2 schools. *Not a lot of parent involvement *School was 9 months long. |
| Memories: | "The grounds comprise about 50 acres of land bordering on the Mississippi River and on these grounds may be found the Indian rock for which the place was named." -Stillwater Gazette, November 1898 |
Known Teachers:
| 1880: May Fowler-Thompson, J.
Hooker Mackintosh, Etta Viall, Ruth Willoughby, J.Q. Mackintosh. 1890: G.G. Sargeant 1897-8: W.E. Bush (principal), Elsie Gray, Clara Smith. 1898-9: Carrie Smith (Red Rock) Other teachers: (1890-8): Margaret Elliott, Marion Sloan, Minnie Bailey, Margaret Dinwoodie, Belle McKinley, Helen James. T.D. Rogers, Clara B. Smith. Helen Barge and Catherine Parker (first teachers). |
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