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Author: threlstein
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I could not find Commissioner minutes for 1/09/2006, but this is not the same school or
building as the one used in the late 19th century. The building in the photo (the one in
which I spent 12 years getting most of the larnin' I have!) was built in 1927. It
initially had grades 1 through 9 and the first senior class graduated in 1931 (I have
photos of that class in both 1928 and 1931). Before this school replaced all the township
grade schools, students in Jefferson Township going on to high school went to Thorntown,
Advance or Lebanon.
I think the property has been in private hands for a number of years, and it certainly has
deteriorated (I last saw it a month ago). Perhaps someone local knows more about any
plans for the building; it would take a huge amount of money to restore it for some other
use.
Vernon Threlkeld
Bend, Oregon
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