Prairie Chapel School students, 1928
Title
Prairie Chapel School students, 1928
Subject
Rural schools
Maroa (Ill.)
Macon County (Ill.)
one-room schoolhouses
Description
This photo shows (left to right) Helen Hutchinson (Groves), Carmen Rodgers (teacher), and Carrie Agee posing in what is probably an 8th grade graduation photo.
Prairie Chapel School was located 3 miles east and 2 miles south of Maroa. The building was built c. 1870 and also served as Epworth Chapel Church for about 20 years until the church building was constructed in 1891.
The school closed after the 1947-1948 school year and was consolidated into the Argenta-Oreana district. The building was sold in August 1949 and was later demolished.
The school closed after the 1947-1948 school year and was consolidated into the Argenta-Oreana district. The building was sold in August 1949 and was later demolished.
Source
Maroa Sesquicentennial Book. (2004). Maroa Sesquicentennial Committee (174).
Date
1928
Relation
Rural schools of Macon County. (1978). (F. S. White, Ed.). Macon County Historical Society (248).
Format
JPG
Identifier
2023-1157
Original Format
black and white photo
Files
Collection
Citation
“Prairie Chapel School students, 1928,” MF School Archives, accessed May 17, 2024, https://mftest.omeka.net/items/show/30.
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