Harmony School North, 1910
Title
Harmony School North, 1910
Subject
one-room schoolhouses
Rural schools
Maroa (Ill.)
Macon County (Ill.)
Description
Harmony School North students, 1910.
Standing at back: Olzene James, teacher.
Back row (left to right): Clayton Rogers, Marie Lienhart Shoemaker, Louise Armstrong Eaton, Velma Adelott Hanson.
2nd row: Gwendolyn Hedger Andes, Viva Malone Martin, Ray Aydelott, LeNora Lienhart Johnson, Gertrude Lazell Friis, Myrtle Pierce.
Front row: Belma Gilbert Ward, Homer Aydelott, Grace Lazell Uhler.
The earliest reference to Harmony School (sometimes referred to as Harmony North School to differentiate from the Harmony South School in Milam Township) is in 1896. The school was built on the southwest corner of Section 13, 1 mile east and 2 miles south of Maroa.
The old building was demolished in 1918 and replaced with a new schoolhouse.
The school was closed in 1947 as part of the Maroa-Forsyth School District consolidations. The building and land were sold in November 1947 for $2,500.
Standing at back: Olzene James, teacher.
Back row (left to right): Clayton Rogers, Marie Lienhart Shoemaker, Louise Armstrong Eaton, Velma Adelott Hanson.
2nd row: Gwendolyn Hedger Andes, Viva Malone Martin, Ray Aydelott, LeNora Lienhart Johnson, Gertrude Lazell Friis, Myrtle Pierce.
Front row: Belma Gilbert Ward, Homer Aydelott, Grace Lazell Uhler.
The earliest reference to Harmony School (sometimes referred to as Harmony North School to differentiate from the Harmony South School in Milam Township) is in 1896. The school was built on the southwest corner of Section 13, 1 mile east and 2 miles south of Maroa.
The old building was demolished in 1918 and replaced with a new schoolhouse.
The school was closed in 1947 as part of the Maroa-Forsyth School District consolidations. The building and land were sold in November 1947 for $2,500.
Source
Rural schools of Macon County. (1978). (F. S. White, Ed.). Macon County Historical Society (157).
Publisher
Macon County Historical Society
Date
1910
Identifier
2023-1050
Original Format
black and white photo
Files
Collection
Citation
“Harmony School North, 1910,” MF School Archives, accessed May 3, 2024, https://mftest.omeka.net/items/show/100.
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