Independence School, 1932-33
Title
Independence School, 1932-33
Subject
Rural schools
Macon County (Ill.)
one-room schoolhouses
Forsyth (Ill.)
Hickory Point (Macon County, Ill. : Township)
Description
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 prior to 1880 and was formed to stay "independent" of the Forsyth school.
Independence School closed in 1940.
Independence School District #33 was 1.5 miles east of Forsyth on the south side of County Highway 20. The school opened prior to 1880 and was formed to stay "independent" of the Forsyth school.
Independence School closed in 1940.
Scrapbook caption:
"Back row
1-----
2 Walter Wendell McKinley
3 Teacher - Ruth Hoyland
4 Wilma Jane Heinz
Front row
Helen Myers
Loraine Schroll
Carol Kirby
Jack Kirby"
"Back row
1-----
2 Walter Wendell McKinley
3 Teacher - Ruth Hoyland
4 Wilma Jane Heinz
Front row
Helen Myers
Loraine Schroll
Carol Kirby
Jack Kirby"
Creator
Hoyland, Ruth
Source
Ruth Hoyland Scrapbook, 1925-1973, donated by Butch and Betty Smith
Date
1932-1933
Relation
Rural schools of Macon County. (1978). (F. S. White, Ed.). Macon County Historical Society.
Format
JPG
Identifier
2023-1096
Coverage
Scrapbook held at Forsyth Public Library, Forsyth, Illinois.
Original Format
black and white photo
Files
Collection
Citation
Hoyland, Ruth , “Independence School, 1932-33,” MF School Archives, accessed May 2, 2024, https://mftest.omeka.net/items/show/3.
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