Upper Ridge School - Maroa, Illinois
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Upper Ridge School - Maroa, Illinois
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Upper Ridge School was located 2.5 miles west of Maroa and named for the high ridge of land where it sat in the west/northwest part of the Maroa township. The original school was built c. 1850. A newer building was constructed on the same land in 1917.
Upper Ridge School was consolidated into the Maroa-Forsyth school district in the 1948 consolidations and remained open through the 1953-54 school year. The school building and land were auctioned off in 1959.
Upper Ridge School was consolidated into the Maroa-Forsyth school district in the 1948 consolidations and remained open through the 1953-54 school year. The school building and land were auctioned off in 1959.
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Upper Ridge School, c. 1931; Lela Davenport, teacher
Photograph of Upper Ridge School students, c. 1931 with teacher Lela Davenport.
Upper Ridge School was located 2.5 miles west of Maroa and named for the high ridge of land where it sat in the west/northwest part of the Maroa township. The original…
Upper Ridge School was located 2.5 miles west of Maroa and named for the high ridge of land where it sat in the west/northwest part of the Maroa township. The original…
Kenney Quadrangle Map showing the former location of Upper Ridge School
A map showing the former location of Upper Ridge Schoolhouse
Sale of Upper Ridge schoolhouse, 1959
The auction ad for the sale of the Upper Ridge Schoolhouse in Maroa, Illinois, in 1959.
Sale of Upper Ridge Schoolhouse, 1959
A newspaper clipping showing the sale of the Upper Ridge School in Maroa, Illinois, to John Robertson in 1959.
Upper Ridge School, 1953
Upper Ridge School, 1952-53 school year.
Seated (left to right): ? ? , Beth Ann Leimbach, Burrill Duggans, Bradley Lienhart, William R. Leimbach, Jimmy Truelove, Cynthia Sue Heinz.
Standing: David M. Uhrich, Carol Lynn Woodruff, Mary Ruth…
Seated (left to right): ? ? , Beth Ann Leimbach, Burrill Duggans, Bradley Lienhart, William R. Leimbach, Jimmy Truelove, Cynthia Sue Heinz.
Standing: David M. Uhrich, Carol Lynn Woodruff, Mary Ruth…
Upper Ridge School students, 1942
Back row: Bernadine Brown, Patty Smith (Teacher), Ernestine Howell. Middle row: Elwood Brown, unknown, Steve Reeser, Dean Seeley. Front row: Darlene Brown, Rosemary Reeser, Ruth Ann Braden, Don Westerman, Bob Braden
Upper Ridge School students, 1944
Upper Ridge School was located 2.5 miles west of Maroa and named for the high ridge of land where it sat in the west/northwest part of the Maroa township. The original school was built c. 1850. A newer building was constructed on the same land in…
Upper Ridge School children in front of the school, 1940s
Students identified, left to right: Della James, Ann Karban, Ruth Ann Braden, Rosemary Reeser, Bob Braden.
Upper Ridge School was located 2.5 miles west of Maroa and named for the high ridge of land where it sat in the west/northwest part of the…
Upper Ridge School was located 2.5 miles west of Maroa and named for the high ridge of land where it sat in the west/northwest part of the…
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- Upper Ridge School - Maroa, Illinois
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