Independence School, 1935-1936
Title
Independence School, 1935-1936
Subject
one-room schoolhouses
Rural schools
Macon County (Ill.)
Forsyth (Ill.)
Hickory Point (Macon County, Ill. : Township)
Description
Independence School students.
Caption: Elinor Lewis, John Minks, Billie Allen, Mrs. Ruth Hoyland, Helen Myers, Lester Geer, Glen Minks, (?) Allen, Jean Heinz, Dorothy Heiser.
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.
Caption: Elinor Lewis, John Minks, Billie Allen, Mrs. Ruth Hoyland, Helen Myers, Lester Geer, Glen Minks, (?) Allen, Jean Heinz, Dorothy Heiser.
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. Local History Collection, Forsyth Public Library, Forsyth, Illinois.
Date
1935-1936
Relation
Rural schools of Macon County. (1978). (F. S. White, Ed.). Macon County Historical Society (171).
Format
JPG
Identifier
2023-1101
Original Format
black and white photo
Files
Collection
Citation
Hoyland, Ruth, “Independence School, 1935-1936,” MF School Archives, accessed May 2, 2024, https://mftest.omeka.net/items/show/38.
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