Independence School, 1934-1935

Title

Independence School, 1934-1935

Subject

one-room schoolhouses
Rural schools
Forsyth (Ill.)
Macon County (Ill.)
Hickory Point (Macon County, Ill. : Township)

Description

Scrapbook Caption:
Lester Geer
Helen Myers
Loraine Schroll
Jean Heinz
Mrs. Ruth Hoyland
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.

Creator

Hoyland, Ruth

Source

Ruth Hoyland Scrapbook, 1925-1973, donated by Butch and Betty Smith

Date

1934-1935

Relation

Rural schools of Macon County. (1978). (F. S. White, Ed.). Macon County Historical Society (171).

Format

JPG

Identifier

2023-1099

Original Format

black and white photo

Files

Independence School, 1934-1935.jpg

Citation

Hoyland, Ruth, “Independence School, 1934-1935,” MF School Archives, accessed May 2, 2024, https://mftest.omeka.net/items/show/36.

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