Upper Ridge School children in front of the school, 1940s
Title
Upper Ridge School children in front of the school, 1940s
Subject
Rural schools
one-room schoolhouses
Macon County (Ill.)
Maroa (Ill.)
Description
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 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 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.
Source
Maroa Sesquicentennial Book. (2004). Maroa Sesquicentennial Committee. (175).
Date
1940s
Relation
Rural schools of Macon County. (1978). (F. S. White, Ed.). Macon County Historical Society. (277)
Format
JPG
Identifier
2023-1310
Original Format
black and white photo
Files
Collection
Citation
“Upper Ridge School children in front of the school, 1940s,” MF School Archives, accessed May 4, 2024, https://mftest.omeka.net/items/show/10.
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