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Photograph of Independence School teacher and students from the class of 1932-33 standing on steps of the school building.

Independence School District #33 was 1.5 miles east of Forsyth on the south side of County Highway 20. The school opened…

Group of children at recess at the American School in 1920. The Amerian School, built in 1874, was located three miles east of Maroa. The school was consolidated into the Maroa-Forsyth School District in 1948 and closed after the 1950-1951 school…

American School students next to school building.

The American School, built in 1874, was located three miles east of Maroa. The school was consolidated into the Maroa-Forsyth School District in 1948 and closed after the 1950-1951 school year. In…

Center Ridge School was located midway between Maroa and Warrensburg, three miles west of Emery. It was built in 1860 and closed in 1947, as part of the Maroa-Forsyth School District consolidation. The school building was sold for $900 in November…

A souvenir from the American School, 1903-04, which contains a photograph of teacher, Bertha Ritchie.

The Amerian School, built in 1874, was located three miles east of Maroa. The school was consolidated into the Maroa-Forsyth School District in…

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 Maroa township. The original school was built c. 1850. A newer building was constructed on the same land in…

The Amerian School, built in 1874, was located three miles east of Maroa. The school was consolidated into the Maroa-Forsyth School District in 1948 and closed after the 1950-1951 school year. In 1952, the schoolhouse was sold and moved a quarter of…

American School students in 1933. Back row, left to right: Herman Gardner, Florence Longsdorff, Roy Daggett, Lola Barnett Clapp, teacher, Glen Query, Kenneth Riley.

Front row: Edwin Daggett, Laure Ellen Hill, Jo Ann Longsdorff, Eugene Hill, Bobby…

Wayne Query standing by the American School building.

The American School, built in 1874, was located three miles east of Maroa. The school was consolidated into the Maroa-Forsyth School District in 1948 and closed after the 1950-1951 school…