Prairie Center School, 8th Grade Graduates, undated photo
Title
Prairie Center School, 8th Grade Graduates, undated photo
Subject
one-room schoolhouses
Rural schools
Forsyth (Ill.)
Hickory Point (Macon County, Ill. : Township)
Macon County (Ill.)
Description
Prairie Center School 8th Grade Graduates.
Left to right: Dean Butt, Irma Good, Lloyd Mullins, Gladys Bond (Williams)-teacher.
Prairie Center School was located in Section 20, Hickory Point Township about 1 mile north and .5 mile east of Bearsdale. The school was built sometime around 1876 and was remodeled in 1915/16 to include a basement, furnace, cloakrooms, and a small library area.
During school consolidations in the late 1940s, Prairie Center School district was annexed into the Warrensburg-Latham district. Prairie Center School closed in 1947 and the building was sold and is a private residence in 2022.
Left to right: Dean Butt, Irma Good, Lloyd Mullins, Gladys Bond (Williams)-teacher.
Prairie Center School was located in Section 20, Hickory Point Township about 1 mile north and .5 mile east of Bearsdale. The school was built sometime around 1876 and was remodeled in 1915/16 to include a basement, furnace, cloakrooms, and a small library area.
During school consolidations in the late 1940s, Prairie Center School district was annexed into the Warrensburg-Latham district. Prairie Center School closed in 1947 and the building was sold and is a private residence in 2022.
Source
Rural schools of Macon County. (1978). (F. S. White, Ed.). Macon County Historical Society (246).
Publisher
Macon County Historical Society
Format
JPG
Identifier
2023-1147
Original Format
black and white photo
Files
Collection
Citation
“Prairie Center School, 8th Grade Graduates, undated photo,” MF School Archives, accessed May 18, 2024, https://mftest.omeka.net/items/show/94.
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