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The Hickory Point School was formerly located on the southwest corner of US 51 North and Hickory Point Road in Forsyth, Illinois, and named for the hickory grove in which it stood. The first school building was constructed about 1858. A newer…

Hickory Point School students, undated photo.

Boy with slate: Earl Shockey.

Front row (left to right): Nellie Parlier Creg, Verna Huser Hathaway, Ella Brown Boggs, Mable Weaver Bitterick, Clara Berry Reed, Alta Montgomery Sibthorp, Gertrude…

Hickory Point School students, 1906.

The Hickory Point School was formerly located on the southwest corner of US 51 North and Hickory Point Road in Forsyth, Illinois, and named for the hickory grove in which it stood. The first school building was…

Hickory Point School, 1912. This is the older Hickory Point School building before the newer one was built c. 1916.

Left to right: Arthur Kellar, Clifford Weaver, Charles Austin, Lynn Austin, David Pope, Hal Lash, Mary Blazer, Grace Blazer, Ruth…

The Hickory Point School was formerly located on the southwest corner of US 51 North and Hickory Point Road in Forsyth, Illinois, and named for the hickory grove in which it stood. This is the first school building, which was constructed about 1858.…

Caption: "Work of cleaning and repairing rural school buildings in preparation for the opening of the fall term is in full swing in Macon County. Betty and Jean Weaver and Gwendolyn Jean Ash are shown with their cans of paint. The girls assisted…

Bottom row (left to right): ? ?, Betty Streight, ? ?, ? ?, ? Newman, ? ?.

2nd row: Betty Wesser (sp?), Gwendolyn Ash, Donald Perkins, Gene Vaughn, Norma Jean Hockaday, Jean Weaver, Bonnie Moore.

3rd row: Loretta Newman, ? ?, ? ?, Betty…

Hickory Point School rhythm band, 1935.

Front row (left to right): Eugene Vaughn, Loretta Newman, Bonnie Morton, Norma Hockaday, Donald Vaughn, Patricia Osborn, Betty Pope, Harry Tilly.

Second row: Virginia Blank, Billie D. Coffman, Dorothy…

Hickory Point School students in front of the school building.

First row (left to right): Norma Jean Hockaday, Betty Ann Pope, Bob Coffman, Bobby Tilley, Jean Louise Wakefield, Wilma Brett, Helen Louise Tilley, Mary Lou Pope.

Second row:…

Hickory Point School students' class play, "Making Old Glory."

Back row (left to right): Loretta Newman, Donald Vaughan, Gwendolyn Ash, ? Creason, Bill Coffman, John Thomley, ? ?, Harry Tilley, Betty Lou Pope.

Middle row, standing: Donald…