Independence School, 1899
Title
Independence School, 1899
Subject
one-room schoolhouses
Rural schools
Forsyth (Ill.)
Hickory Point (Macon County, Ill. : Township)
Macon County (Ill.)
Description
Independence School students, date of photograph believed to be 1899.
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.
Source
Rural schools of Macon County. (1978). (F. S. White, Ed.). Macon County Historical Society (171).
Publisher
Macon County Historical Society
Date
believed to be 1899
Contributor
Russell Sawyer
Format
JPG
Identifier
2023-1094
Original Format
black and white photo
Files
Collection
Citation
“Independence School, 1899,” MF School Archives, accessed May 2, 2024, https://mftest.omeka.net/items/show/81.
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