BOOTH / Steele SCHOOL
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Vermont Township
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4469 County F
1911
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District: 3
Notes: 1865- 1953. On August 31, 1865 a meeting was
called and a tax levied to build a schoolhouse. Isaac Steele, an early resident, was
living in the district when the school was built and the school was
called the Steele School. Later, when Steele moved away the school
was named the Booth School as Mr. John Booth was the oldest resident
in the district.
On July 25, 1951 a referendum resulted in the integration of the Booth School with the Black Earth School District. Miss Lois Lucey was the last teacher at the Booth School. In the Fall of 1953 students were transported to Black Earth and the schoolhouse and the land were sold. The schoolhouse and the land have been the site of a private residence since with the schoolhouse being re-purposed as a garage.
On July 25, 1951 a referendum resulted in the integration of the Booth School with the Black Earth School District. Miss Lois Lucey was the last teacher at the Booth School. In the Fall of 1953 students were transported to Black Earth and the schoolhouse and the land were sold. The schoolhouse and the land have been the site of a private residence since with the schoolhouse being re-purposed as a garage.
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