MOUNT VERNON GRADED SCHOOL
Primrose Township, Mount Vernon
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1668 Highway 92
Off site resources
Road View and Map The History of the Town of Mount Vernon: sesquicentennial celebration, 1846-1996 Page 1, Page 2, Page 3 |
District: Joint 8
Notes: 1852-1964. Joint District #8 included the
Village of Mt. Vernon, Sections 3, 4 and parts of sections 2, 5, 8
and 9 in Primrose Township. The first school was built in 1852 in
the Village of Mt. Vernon in Section 34 of Springdale Township. The
town line crosses through the village with Primrose on one side and
Springdale on the other. The school was a frame building. A larger,
stone building replaced it in 1866. Following a decision by the
Board in July, 1910 a new and larger school was built in the village
and the “graded school’ concept was implemented in the new
school. In 1964 after operating for 111 years the Joint District 8
Mt. Vernon-Primrose was consolidated into the Mt. Horeb School
District with some children attending LaFollette Heights School and
others going directly into Mt. Horeb. The school was closed in 1964,
occupied as a residence for much time since and currently still sits
on the site.
Mary Lazers was the teacher in 1918 and Alice Bang (Brager) in 1922.
Mary Lazers was the teacher in 1918 and Alice Bang (Brager) in 1922.
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