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(If you have any photos or records to add, please send them to me as an attachment Karen Zach)
Note: It is obvious some of these came from a book, but I have no clue what / where - I'm sorry :( Of course, it's not a complete listing of everyone who went to school in Montgomery County, but it's a wow index nonetheless and has lots of goodies for ya'!). Thanks to all who have contributed information, pictures, identification help and locations!!!!!
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Union Township
Union Township comprises the center or heart of Montgomery County, excluding Crawfordsville. Here we have some general information pertaining to the township which falls in North Montgomery School Corporation and South Montgomery School Corporation. Township control of the schools ceased in 1966 with the two mentioned corporation taling over.
EARLY COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS Thanks to the collected works of Dr. Charles L. Arvin on the Monrgomery County Schools
Township Information Little tidbits of facts Source: "UNION TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
Township Bus Drivers Starting in 1941 until 1966. These are the drivers for the entire township, both north and south sections. Source: "UNION TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
Early Union Township School Hack Man and boy unknown
Union Township Teachers 1905-1906 Names are listed on the picture, along with their schools. thanks JT
Union Township Teachers 1911-1912 Names are listed on the picture, along with their schools. Source: "UNION TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
Ash Pile - District School #6- Source: March 15, 1903 Sunday Star (thanks, Jerry T :)
- -- Union Twp. has sold the following school houses & lots - Ash Pile, house and gorund, to Cyrus Thompson, $108.
- Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 31 Aug 1900 p 7 “Priarie Edge news item” – Bruce Rafferty will teach school at Ash Pile this winter. He is an excellent young man and will be sure to win the respect of all his pupils - kbz -
- Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 27 October 1893 There will be a basket social at Ash Pile next Monday evening for the benefit of the school library. After supper an entertainment will take place consisting of dialogues, pumpkin pie eating contest and the voting of a fine cake to the handsomest lady in the house. The young ladies are all invited to bring a basket. – kbz - Note: I wasn't sure these tidbits would be of interest/help but here I see that Ash Pile (which I wasn't sure exactly how long it existed) was in workable order from at least the fall of 1893 to the spring of 1903 - at least 10 years.
- Source: --Crawfordsville Weekly Journal - 30 Aug 1895 -- L. L. Harvey will teach at Wesley this fall. Ed Slavens will be principal at Shannondale. Sherman Vanscoyc will teach at No. 4 in Union. E. E. Fry will be retained at Rochester this year. W. B. Peterson will rusticate at No. 9, in Walnut. The attendance is the best ever held in the county. E. E. Vanscoyoc is retained at New Market'again. Miss Hintie Wray will build fires at Ash Pile again.
- Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal,30 August 1901, page 9: Ash Pile School will be closed before the end of August 1901.
- Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 30 August 1901 p 9 Trustee Breaks of Union Township is planning to materially reduce the number of school teachers employed in Union township by transferring several schools bodily to the city schools and consolidating other country schools. The grade school for which a handsome building is now being constructed north of the city will do away with Vail School, No 4, Quick School No. 5, Ash Pile No 6, Hunt School No 7 and McIntire No. 13.?? The following schools will be closed and the children transferred to the Crawfordsville schools.?? Oak Hill No. 15, Herron No. 21 and Smith No. 16.?? The school in Fiskville will be managed by one teacher and a part of the pupils transferred to Crawfordsville.?? One teacher will be dropped at Mt. Tabor, one at Smartsburg and one at the Stump school. Altogether there will be a reduction of 10 teachers employed in the township and not only will expenses be thus materially cut down but the pupils will expenses be thus materially cut down but the pupils will receive more efficient instruction than theretofore.
See Ash Pile in our local "Towns" page, follow the link and scroll down!!!
Located on Section 26, the William Binford family gave the property for this school
SCHOOL Teachers(may have been active earlier) Source: "UNION TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
- 1901-1902 Burt Snyder Resided in Crawfordsville
- 1902-1903 No Information Available
- 1903-1904 No Information Available
- 1904-1905 Mabel Bowers Resided in Ladoga
- 1905-1906 Lola Davidson Grades 1-8
- 1906-1907 Pearl Harpel Grades 1-8
- 1907-1908 Clara E. Perrin Grades 1-8
- 1908-1909 Jennie Tapp Grades 1-8 *District 32 School listed as NORTH UNION SCHOOL
- 1909-1910 Jennie Tapp Grades 1-8 *District 32 School listed as NORTH UNION SCHOOL "Last year Listed"
BLACK CREEK -- (North Union Township)We have found this school refered to as School 11 and also District School 14 in Dr. Arvin's book.
This school was School #11 in upper Union Township before the turn of the 20th century (about 1890-99) -- land for the school was given by the McIntyre family - thanks to Suzie. In 1911, Ralph Shirley was teacher (Arvin), and in 1913, George Hultz had all grades.
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Review -- BLACK CREEK - School Report of No. 14, Union Township, Miss Clara Britton, teacher for the month ending Jan 29, 1886. Willard Shanklin 87; Vincent Miller, 86; Lulu Stout, 94; Albert Stout, 87; Lillian Voris, 80; Ida Harris, 82; William Douglas, 85; Joseph Douglas, 9; Harry Shanklin 88; Frank Thomas 90; Frank Stout 96; George Shanklin 84; George Stout 92; Minnie Shanklin, 96; Myrth Shanklin 98; Zella Harris 75; Eldridge Harris 76; Ina Voris 74; Joy Stout 95; Harry Sout 98; Walter Thomas 98. - kbz
Black Creek Students in 1896 From Union Township School, prepared by Charles L. Arvin April _ 2000
SCHOOL Teachers(may have been active earlier) Source: "UNION TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
- 1901-1902 C. E. Weller resided in Crawfordsville
- 1902-1903 No Information Available
- 1903-1904 No Information Available
- 1904-1905 Adda Fraley resided in Crawfordsville
- 1905-1906 Edgar Marcum Grades 1-8
- 1906-1907 Frances Lambert Grades 1-8
- 1907-1908 Howard Charters Grades 1-8
- 1908-1908 J. Frank Stout Grades 1-8
- 1909-1910 J. Frank Stout Grades 1-8
- 1910-1911 J. Frank Stout Grades 1-8
- 1911-1912 Ralph Shirley Grades 1-8
- 1912-1913 George Hultz Grades 1-8
- 1913-1914 George Hultz Grades 1-8
- 1914-1915 Hobert Chenault Grades 1-8 "Last year Listed"
Breaks School 
SCHOOL #38
Source: Waynetown Despatch, 9 Nov 901 p 1
The new graded school No. 38 in the Breaks neighborhood will be ready for occupancy by the last of this week and the work of teachers will begin for the winter next Monday Nov 11. There will be about 120 pupils that will attend the school, which replaces five other school houses.?? Many of the pupils will be hauled to the building and a three-year high school course will be taught.?? Earl Barnes is principal, Fred Chadwick has charge of the grammar grade and the other teachers are Stella Wilson and May Talbot. The new building is of brick and is quite a handsome structure of four rooms, and it is thought the new scheme of combining a number of poorly attended schools into one and giving the pupils better facilities for study will prove a success ??? C???ville Journal Found by KBZ
This school was in Section #14 and was also known as School #3; it was built on land given by the Breaks family. It was built in 1906 and had school up into the 1950s, I believe. Anyone know for sure, let me know. There are several pics below but also many more at the Crawfordsville Library -- you might also view School #38 - could be completely wrong but that sounds so much like this school it's not funny. There are 4 rooms and it's "in the Breaks area for sure since it's the Breaks School and the Breaks families and their relatives lived in the area and it would have been the only school in that area to hold that many pupils. Hmmmmm.
Source: Union Township Schools by Charles Arvin. 2000 --
Breaks School was in existence from 1901-1948-49. This first year, L. Walter Breaks was Trustee of Union Township with 26 schools. Breaks, was a non-commissioned HS and had C.E. Kelly as Principal; B.E. Connelly grades 6-8; Clara B. Hall 3-5 and May Wood Talbot Grades 1-2. The last full listing of Breaks had 1947-48 with just 33 pupils. Walter Miller had Grades 5-8 and served as principal; Marie Miller 1-4 and their cusodian was Virgil Milburn.
Breaks High School Photo of former school building before private restoration. See the above article about the restoration of the facilty. Thanks to Bill Boone and the Crawdordsville District Public Library
(20 January 2024) Breaks School Song Also includes: colors, newspaper, nickname and yearbook names. - thanks Bill Boone :)SCHOOL Teachers(may have been active earlier) 1901 thru 1916 -- 1916 thru 1928 -- 1928 thru 1938 -- 1938 thru 1948 School is Closed! Source: "UNION TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
Breaks students plan get-together A newspaper article reprinted in "Union Township Schools" by Charles L. Arvin, includes a photo. Source: "UNION TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
Campbell's Chapel SchoolCampbell’s
Chapel – School House
Source:
Crawfordsville Star 21 June 1877 p 4
The
third petition has now been around concerning the new school house in District
1. The first was for the division of the district; second for a new school
house at the Oak Tree east of Will Jackmans and the third, for a new school
house exactly where the old one now stands. The third will doubtless be the
last one. There is a large school at that place but hardly large enough to make
two good schools; however, a new house can be built for at least $100 cheaper
on the site of the old one on account of the improvements that have been made
there in the way of fence and buildings.
Dawson SchoolSource: From an article found in the Crawfordsville Star (thanks Jerry Turner) on July 5, 187_ -- "We have had quite an interesting debate at Dawson's school house. Prof. Wright and Mr. Johnson were present one night to debate against Johnny Jackson. They were to come again, but failed. Guess they did not like to play "Lap-Jackes" twice with one stick. This was under "Wring-Neck" so assume it was in that area which was on County Road 500 North (Section 11, northeastern part of Union Township. Source: C'ville Star Oct 12, 1875 - Under Campbell Chapel - Miss Alice Gilkey's school began at the Dawson School House the first Monday in October.
Thanks to Charles Arvin for information on this Union Township school. It opened in 1954 and closed in 1988, beginning with grades 1-6, later adding Kindergarten. For many years, it served as ____________. Its first year there was a large enrollment of 188, after having consolidated several smaller schools. Roy Buser served as Principal and also taught 6th grade. Marietta Burns, grade 5; Beulah Wingert, 4; Mary Jones 3; Zola Cleveland 2; Betty Givens 1 and Bryant Hobson Custodian. There was a new and exciting teacher Alberta Smith who only taught Music and Art. However, she was a busy gal as she also taught those subjects at Mt. Zion. Several bus drivers brought students to the new school: Carl Frees; Loyd Cash; Hubert Dye; Harrison Enoch; Willard Gooden; John Frodge; Harry Fruits; Earl Henderson; Clifford Hockersmith; Floyd Hudson; Carl Jolly; Harold Hughes; Herbert Morphew; Robert Smith; Sterling Shubert; Clarence Walters and Lowell Williams. In 1966, North Montgomery consolidated and East Union and Mt. Zion came under their control.
The former school building is located about 1/2 mile north of Indiana 32 on Indiana 47, on the east side of the road.
SCHOOL Teachers (Consolidated) Source: "UNION TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
Fiskville School (School District 36)- Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 30 August 1901 p 9 Trustee Breaks of Union Township is planning to materially reduce the number of school teachers employed in Union township by transferring several schools bodily to the city schools and consolidating other country schools. The grade school for which a handsome building is now being constructed north of the city will do away with Vail School, No 4, Quick School No. 5, Ash Pile No 6, Hunt School No 7 and McIntire No. 13.?? The following schools will be closed and the children transferred to the Crawfordsville schools.?? Oak Hill No. 15, Herron No. 21 and Smith No. 16.?? The school in Fiskville will be managed by one teacher and a part of the pupils transferred to Crawfordsville.?? One teacher will be dropped at Mt. Tabor, one at Smartsburg and one at the Stump school. Altogether there will be a reduction of 10 teachers employed in the township and not only will expenses be thus materially cut down but the pupils will expenses be thus materially cut down but the pupils will receive more efficient instruction than theretofore.
SCHOOL Teachers(may have been active earlier) Source: "UNION TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
- 1901-1902 Charles Lookabill resided in Crawfordsville
- 1902-1903 No Information Available
- 1903-1904 No Information Available
- 1904-1905 George Hultz resided in Crawfordsville
- 1905-1906 D. H. Gilkey Grades 5-8
- 1905-1906 Bessie Bridges Grades 1-4
- 1906-1907 D. H. Gilkey Grades 5-8
- 1906-1907 May Swearingen Grades 1-4
- 1907-1908 L. W. Harwood Grades 5-8
- 1907-1908 May Swearingen Grades 1-4
- 1908-1909 Eliz. F. Molony Grades 1-8
- 1909-1910 Frank O. Maxwell Grades 1-8 Annexed into Crawfordsville and continuied a few more years. The listing in Crawfordsviile School System has a picture of the school and a picture of students, year unknown.
Source: "Crawfordsville High School/Union Township"", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
In 1910 two township schools --Highland and Fiskville -- were added to the city schools by annexation. Fiskville Grade School was located on North Whitlock Avenue. The Fiskville area was named for a Mr. Fisk who owned vast acreage to the north of Crawfordsville in the Sunrise Addition. When the Fiskville School closed, students were transported to the Horace Mann School by bus, the first school bus in Crawfordsville. The parents of the Fiskville students would not allow their children to walk to Horace Mann because that necessitated their walking across the Monon Railroad.
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Fiskville was another rural school and was added to the Crawfordsville School Corporation in 1910 because the city annexed the area. It house the first four grades and had an enrollment of forty-seven students when it was annexed to the city. Nellie Lynch was the first teacher after it was annexed to the city.
Fiskville School was sometimes referred to as the Whitlock Street School. One of the better known teachers who taught at Fiskville was Laura Hose, who taught there from 1913-1914 until 1921-1922. The school was closed after the 1923-1924 school (year) and the students were bused to the Horace Mann School. V. Pittman and Mabel Glover were the last two teachers at the Fiskville School.
GARFIELD (School 40)Source: Union Township Schools. Charles Arvin, 2000. Garfield is first listed in the 1905-1906 school year with Charles Shanks as Principal and Mae Coons as Principal.
SCHOOL Teachers(may have been active earlier) School Years 1905-1906 thru 1932-1933 When the school was closed! Source: "UNION TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
- Students of 1890 - thanks to CDPL
SCHOOL Teachers(School was active earlier, than these records show) Source: "UNION TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
- 1901-1902 O. W. Oliphant resided at Crawfordsville
- 1902-1903 No information available
- 1903-1904 No information available
- 1904-1905 Grant Cave resided at Crawfordsville
- 1905-1906 Velma McCullough Grade 1-8
- 1906-1907 No information available
- 1907-1908 Nellie A. Simmons Grades 1-8 No More information. School Closed?
Herron School - District School #21- Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 30 August 1901 p 9 Trustee Breaks of Union Township is planning to materially reduce the number of school teachers employed in Union township by transferring several schools bodily to the city schools and consolidating other country schools. The grade school for which a handsome building is now being constructed north of the city will do away with Vail School, No 4, Quick School No. 5, Ash Pile No 6, Hunt School No 7 and McIntire No. 13.?? The following schools will be closed and the children transferred to the Crawfordsville schools.?? Oak Hill No. 15, Herron No. 21 and Smith No. 16.?? The school in Fiskville will be managed by one teacher and a part of the pupils transferred to Crawfordsville.?? One teacher will be dropped at Mt. Tabor, one at Smartsburg and one at the Stump school. Altogether there will be a reduction of 10 teachers employed in the township and not only will expenses be thus materially cut down but the pupils will expenses be thus materially cut down but the pupils will receive more efficient instruction than theretofore.
Hunt School - School #7- Hunt School was likely named for an area family, but I just can't find one :) KZ -- It was located about 1900 on the corner of what is currently 650 North and 450 East. Thanks Suzie -- and for this additional information
- Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 30 August 1901 p 9 Trustee Breaks of Union Township is planning to materially reduce the number of school teachers employed in Union township by transferring several schools bodily to the city schools and consolidating other country schools. The grade school for which a handsome building is now being constructed north of the city will do away with Vail School, No 4, Quick School No. 5, Ash Pile No 6, Hunt School No 7 and McIntire No. 13.?? The following schools will be closed and the children transferred to the Crawfordsville schools.?? Oak Hill No. 15, Herron No. 21 and Smith No. 16.?? The school in Fiskville will be managed by one teacher and a part of the pupils transferred to Crawfordsville.?? One teacher will be dropped at Mt. Tabor, one at Smartsburg and one at the Stump school. Altogether there will be a reduction of 10 teachers employed in the township and not only will expenses be thus materially cut down but the pupils will expenses be thus materially cut down but the pupils will receive more efficient instruction than theretofore.
- -- Source: March 15, 1903 Sunday Star (thanks, Jerry T :) -- Union Twp. has sold the following school houses & lots -- Hunt, house to Peter Cowan, $47.50; ground to Mrs. B.F. Hutchings, $40.
Jackman School House I tried to locate this on the 1898 Atlas Map, but with no luck. Again I was surprised that it was not stated in Dr. Charles Arvin's research and material on the schools starting around 1900. Karen & Jim
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 20 June 1891 p 4
“Garfield” news item – The Garfield brass band will furnish music or the ice cream supper at Jackman’s School House next Saturday, June 20 … the ice cream supper given by the band boys at this place last Saturday evening was a grand success. The boys desire to say through the columns of your paper that they are thankful to those in the neighborhood for their liberal donations and to the community at large for their patronage. The receipts of the evening were something over $37, net receipts $24.17.
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 6 April 1894 p 12
“Cottage Grove” news item – The ciphering match at Jackman School House was well attended.
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 13 Dec 1895 p 8
“Stringtown” news item – The debate at Jackman School House last Friday night was well attended by our people. The question, “Resolved that the world is growing morally worse,” was discussed and decided in favor of the negative. The affirmative was ably handled by Edgar Slavens and Newton Lee and the negative by George Largent; PM Buck and AT Kellison. Mr. Kellison, who recently returned from the West, demonstrated that he is not be fooled with and if the boys cherish any hopes of beating him they may expect to burn midnight oil. The boys were not long in finding out that they had made a leap in the dark in trying to combat with a man of his experience. Slaves went home feeling that Jonah had evidently tried to swallow a whale.”
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 3 Jan 1896 p 3
On the second Tuesday night in Jan 1896, at 7 o’clock p.m. at Jackman School House, three miles west of Darlington, the following political question of the day will be discussed in joint debate, viz: Resolved, that the Congress of the US should, by legislative enactment without waiting for the sanction of any other nation, restore silver to the position which is occupied in our monetary system prior to the demonetization act of 1873, and make it unlawful to discriminate between gold and silver in making or discharge contracts. Affirmative – ME Clodfelter and Charles Benjamin. Negative. We, the undersigned affirm the above proposition and challenge any two gold standard advocates to a joint discussion thereof at said time and place or at any other time and place that may be agreed upon. ME Clodfelter, Charles Benjamin
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 5 Oct 1900 p 4
“Hickory Grove” news item – The ice cream supper at Jackman School House Tuesday evening was a success.
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 4 Jan 1901 p 5
“Wringneck” news item - Literary at Jackman School House every Friday night. Everybody come.
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 14 June 1901 p 4
The gentlemen belonging to the HTDA held their meeting at Jackman’s school house last Saturday June 8 after which their good wives invited them to meet near Lye Creek bridge where they had prepared a good dinner. About 50 ate dinner. All left wishing that they might soon meet again.
Kellison School House I tried to locate this on the 1898 Atlas Map, but with no luck. Again I was surprised that it was not stated in Dr. Charles Arvin's research and material on the schools starting around 1900. Karen & Jim
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 7 Dec 1900 p5
“Kellison School House” news item – A literary Society will be organized at the Jackman School House tonight.
LIBERTY CHAPEL SchoolSource: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 23 June 1899 p 6
The graduation of the Liberty Chapel School occurred Monday evening at the Chapel in the northwest part of Union Township. The invocation was by Louis McMains of this city, and the following named pupils were graduated: Edgar L. Marcrum, Lou Morris, Carrie M. Cowan, Ivey Haines, Grace B. Elmore, Alfred M. Lofland, Adda L. Fraley, Mary J. McMains, Orrie Grandstaff, Lida May Lowe and Lou Price. June Elmore and Lola Haines were the flower girls and at the conclusion of the speeches the class was addressed by Elam T. Murphy, whose words of advice and admonition were listened to with the closest attention. Trustee Symmes then presented the graduates with their diplomas. A very large crowd was in attendance and there was some disorder at first, but Mr. Symmes called a halt and stated his intention to eject the first person who raised any disturbance and the programme then proceeded without further interruption.
LONGVIEW School (School 22)In 1909-1910, There were two teachers at this school in District #22 -- O.R. Canine 5-8 and Wanda Clement taught Grades 1-4 (thanks to Charles Arvin's super hard work for this one)
SCHOOL Teachers(these records are starting 1901-1902) Source: "UNION TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
- 1901-1902 Gertrude Munhall Resided at Crawfordsville
- 1902-1903 No information available
- 1903-1904 No information available
- 1904-1905 D. H. Gilkey Resided at Crawfordsville
- 1904-1905 Mary Ristine Resided at Crawfordsville
- 1905-1906 Margaret Carroll Grades 5-8
- 1905-1906 Mabel Bowers Grades 1-4
- 1906-1907 Margaret Carroll Grades 5-8
- 1906-1907 Mary Murphy Grades 1-4
- 1907-1908 Margaret Carroll Grades 5-8
- 1907-1908 Emma Cash Grades 1-4
- 1908-1909 George Hultz Grades 5-8
- 1908-1909 Minnie Atcheson Gradea 1-4
- 1909-1910 O.R. Canine Grades 5-8
- 1909-1910 Wanda Clement Grades 1-4
- 1910-1911 Frank Maxwell Grades 1-8
- 1911-1912 Mrs. W. F. Sharpe Grades 5-8
- 1911-1912 Grace Willis Grades 1-4
- 1912-1913 Mrs. W. F. Sharpe Grades 4-8
- 1912-1913 Mae Baker Grades 1-3
- 1913-1914 Mrs. W. F. Sharpe Grades 5-8
- 1913-1914 Mae Baker Grades 1-4
- 1914-1915 Mrs. W. F. Sharpe Grades 1-8
- 1914-1915 Mary Alexander Assistant
- 1915-1916 Mrs. W. F. Sharpe Grades 5-8 Consolidated No further information, Last Year
- 1915-1916 Kathryn Jones Grades 1-4
McIntire School - School #13- Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 30 August 1901 p 9 Trustee Breaks of Union Township is planning to materially reduce the number of school teachers employed in Union township by transferring several schools bodily to the city schools and consolidating other country schools. The grade school for which a handsome building is now being constructed north of the city will do away with Vail School, No 4, Quick School No. 5, Ash Pile No 6, Hunt School No 7 and McIntire No. 13.?? The following schools will be closed and the children transferred to the Crawfordsville schools.?? Oak Hill No. 15, Herron No. 21 and Smith No. 16.?? The school in Fiskville will be managed by one teacher and a part of the pupils transferred to Crawfordsville.?? One teacher will be dropped at Mt. Tabor, one at Smartsburg and one at the Stump school. Altogether there will be a reduction of 10 teachers employed in the township and not only will expenses be thus materially cut down but the pupils will expenses be thus materially cut down but the pupils will receive more efficient instruction than theretofore.
Mount (Mt.) Zion 
- (November 12, 2020) Mt. ZION SCHOOL – built?Source: Crawfordsville Daily Review 30 Nov 1915 p 1Trustee BF Johnson of Union Township announced yesterday that the new Mt. Zion school will be opened in two weeks. The interior of the building in two weeks. The interior of the new structure has three rooms, two of which are regular school rooms and the third is an assembly hall. The latter, will however, he used as a school room. No plans have been made as yet for dedicatory exercises. The school will have an enrollment of 75 pupils. At present these children are being housed in the Oak Hill and Black Creek schools. The teachers for the new building are DV Pittman; Miss Mabel Todd and Miss Nancy Busenbark.
- 1943 Baseball Team - Back Row left to right, facing pic - Thomas c. Thompson; Billie E. Smith; Charlie Price; Oakie Michols (Nichols?); Byron Thomas. Front Row; Claude Dick Henderson; Bill Duke; James Pinkerton; Floyd Powers; Richard Wills (thanks to Richard for the great pic) - school conducted at Mt. Zion from 1920-1988. In 1966, North Montgomery consolidated and East Union and Mt. Zion came under their control
- 2 Interior images after school was closed and remodeled for personal use. Rod Curran featured on the balcony, 2015. Thanks to Crawfordsville and Montgomery County History Facebook
- 4 Exterior views thru the years. Thanks to Crawfordsville and Montgomery County History Facebook : Jo coffin for the winter scene and Ron Keedy for the 3 images compliation. Added a fourth image from the late 1990's found inSource: "UNION TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
- Grade 4 1961-1962 (All are named, thanks to all who helped with names) Thanks for the picture
SCHOOL Teachers (Consolidated) Source: "UNION TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
School Years: 1915 thru 1928 -- 1928 thru 1940 -- 1940 thru 1952 -- 1952 thru 1964 -- 1964 thru 1976 -- 1976 thru 1988 when the school was closed
Oak Hill (School 15)- Located in Union Township, in 1909-1910 there was only one teacher for grades 1-5 (District #15) - George Blanchfill. Here is one picture sent by Bruce Lewis (possibly same one mentioned here as I think there is a male teacher on the left not being shown and it is tagged 1909 - only one person known for sure -- Mary Falen Watts front row 3rd from right.
- Here is another of same school about 3 years earlier. Thanks so much, Bruce !!
- Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 30 August 1901 p 9 Trustee Breaks of Union Township is planning to materially reduce the number of school teachers employed in Union township by transferring several schools bodily to the city schools and consolidating other country schools. The grade school for which a handsome building is now being constructed north of the city will do away with Vail School, No 4, Quick School No. 5, Ash Pile No 6, Hunt School No 7 and McIntire No. 13.?? The following schools will be closed and the children transferred to the Crawfordsville schools.?? Oak Hill No. 15, Herron No. 21 and Smith No. 16.?? The school in Fiskville will be managed by one teacher and a part of the pupils transferred to Crawfordsville.?? One teacher will be dropped at Mt. Tabor, one at Smartsburg and one at the Stump school. Altogether there will be a reduction of 10 teachers employed in the township and not only will expenses be thus materially cut down but the pupils will expenses be thus materially cut down but the pupils will receive more efficient instruction than theretofore.
SCHOOL Teachers(may have been active earlier) Source: "UNION TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
- 1905-1906 E. E. Breaks Grades 1-8
- 1906-1907 Chas. J. Harwood Grades 1-8
- 1907-1908 Mary M. Oberron Grades 1-8
- 1908-1909 Elzey O. Hubbard Grades 1-8
- 1909-1910 George R. Blanchfill Grades 1-8
- 1910-1911 Harry Tomlinson Grades 1-8 No further information, Last Year
Quick School - District School #5- Quick School in 1887 Students and Teacher Source: "UNION TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
- Quick School Class
- Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 30 August 1901 p 9 Trustee Breaks of Union Township is planning to materially reduce the number of school teachers employed in Union township by transferring several schools bodily to the city schools and consolidating other country schools. The grade school for which a handsome building is now being constructed north of the city will do away with Vail School, No 4, Quick School No. 5, Ash Pile No 6, Hunt School No 7 and McIntire No. 13.?? The following schools will be closed and the children transferred to the Crawfordsville schools.?? Oak Hill No. 15, Herron No. 21 and Smith No. 16.?? The school in Fiskville will be managed by one teacher and a part of the pupils transferred to Crawfordsville.?? One teacher will be dropped at Mt. Tabor, one at Smartsburg and one at the Stump school. Altogether there will be a reduction of 10 teachers employed in the township and not only will expenses be thus materially cut down but the pupils will expenses be thus materially cut down but the pupils will receive more efficient instruction than theretofore.
School #1 - (North) Union TownshipSection #11 given by land owned by the Townsley family
School #2 - (North) Union TwpIn section #12, School #2 was built on land owned by the Cully family and was also known as Vail School
School #3 - (North) Union Twp - see Breaks School (old school before the one in 1906)Built on property given by Mary Wray and existed at least in the 1890s
School #7 - (North) Union TwpLocated on Section #16 in about 1890, this school was on land given by the Tapp family
School #8 -- (North) Union TownshipSchool #8 was in Section #5 and built on property given by Thompson Conrad. It was also referred to as the "Red Schoolhouse." I (KBZ) believe this is also the school that served as the United Brethren Church of Christ.
School District #10 - Source: "UNION TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000 School #11 - (North) Union Twp School #13 - Union (North) - McIntire SchoolIn section #33 on land given by E.B. Smith - abt 1890s
School District 14 - Black Creek- Source: "UNION TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000 School #16 - Smith School (see Below)Located on land given by T.J. West, this was in Section 21 - about 1890 (thanks Suz)
School #28 -- Union Township- (North)Located in Section 5 on property given by the Davison family, this was also known as Goben School (thanks to Suz)
School #31 (north Union Township)The property for this school (Section #13) was given by the Pickerell family (1890ish) - thanks to Suz
Located on Section 26, the William Binford family gave the property for this school
Note: Although the Breaks School (see above) was supposed to have been built in 1906 I wonder if this is the Breaks School as it sounds exactly like it. Source: Waynetown Despatch Nov 9 1901
The new graded school No. 38 in the Breaks neighborhood will be ready for occupancy by the last of this week and the work of teachers will begin for the winter next Monday Nov 11. There will be about 120 pupils that will attend the school which replaces five other school houses. Many of the pupils will be hauled to the building and a three year high school cours will be taught. Earl Barnes is principal, Fred Chadwick has charge of the grammar grades and and the other teachers are Stella Wilson and May Talbot. The new building is of brick and is quite a handsome structure of four rooms and it is thought the new scheme of combining a number of poorly attended schools into one and giving the pupils better facilities for study will prove a success... Crawfordsville Journal
SMARTSBURG- Smartsburg School (original) - plus a copy that has cleaned up. thanks Bill B
- Smartsburg School after Indiana 32 is rebuilt thanks Bill B
- Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 30 August 1901 p 9 Trustee Breaks of Union Township is planning to materially reduce the number of school teachers employed in Union township by transferring several schools bodily to the city schools and consolidating other country schools. The grade school for which a handsome building is now being constructed north of the city will do away with Vail School, No 4, Quick School No. 5, Ash Pile No 6, Hunt School No 7 and McIntire No. 13.?? The following schools will be closed and the children transferred to the Crawfordsville schools.?? Oak Hill No. 15, Herron No. 21 and Smith No. 16.?? The school in Fiskville will be managed by one teacher and a part of the pupils transferred to Crawfordsville.?? One teacher will be dropped at Mt. Tabor, one at Smartsburg and one at the Stump school. Altogether there will be a reduction of 10 teachers employed in the township and not only will expenses be thus materially cut down but the pupils will expenses be thus materially cut down but the pupils will receive more efficient instruction than theretofore.
SCHOOL Teachers(may have been active earlier) Source: "UNION TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
School Years: 1906 thru 1922 -- 1922 thru 1938 -- 1938 thru 1954 when the school was closed
Smith School - District School #16- Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 30 August 1901 p 9 Trustee Breaks of Union Township is planning to materially reduce the number of school teachers employed in Union township by transferring several schools bodily to the city schools and consolidating other country schools. The grade school for which a handsome building is now being constructed north of the city will do away with Vail School, No 4, Quick School No. 5, Ash Pile No 6, Hunt School No 7 and McIntire No. 13.?? The following schools will be closed and the children transferred to the Crawfordsville schools.?? Oak Hill No. 15, Herron No. 21 and Smith No. 16.?? The school in Fiskville will be managed by one teacher and a part of the pupils transferred to Crawfordsville.?? One teacher will be dropped at Mt. Tabor, one at Smartsburg and one at the Stump school. Altogether there will be a reduction of 10 teachers employed in the township and not only will expenses be thus materially cut down but the pupils will expenses be thus materially cut down but the pupils will receive more efficient instruction than theretofore.
SNYDERLocated in the northern part of Union Chapel, this school (about 1890) was also known as Young's Chapel in later years and School #9 (before 1900) -- was located in Section #34 on property given by the Snyder family - thanks to Suzie for this one :)
SOAP FACTORY School -- North Union Twp -- thanks, Suz- Students of Old Soap Factory School
- Located on Section #19 in North Union Twp, this school was also known as School #6 and Schleppy School and was on property given by the Schleppy family - about 1890. The picture here is probably taken about 1892, according to ages of the students included (thanks Suzie for catching this one, too)
- Source: Crawfordsville Review 26 April 1890 p 8 "Soap Factory news item" -- Miss Mary Wilhite closed our school April 3d with, as usual, a good entertainment, consisting of dialogues and speeches. It was the fourth term for her and she is a good instucter as well as a social young lady.
VAIL - School District 4- Vail School in 1896 (Scanned from a photo copied picture) Source: "UNION TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
- Source: March 15, 1903 Sunday Star (thanks, Jerry T :) -- Union Twp. has sold the following school houses & lots -- Vail, house and ground, to Wm. McClamroch, $209.
- Photo of Students and Teacher (J. W. Chadwick) Believe this is February 23, 1900. The last class before the school was closed. (Scanned from a photo copied picture) Source: "UNION TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
- Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal,30 August 1901, page 9: Vail School will be closed before the end of August 1901.
- Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 17 Nov 1893 p 5 Black Creek News - The teachers and patrons of Vail School gave aliterary entertainment and basket supper which was enjoyed by all present this week, the programme consisting of recitations by the school assisted by Misses Alice and Bessie Stilwell, of New Market and Miss Keturah Stoneypher of Crawfordsville after which it was announced by the teacher that the bell would ring for supper. What a smile came over the faces of the young men when they thought they were going to eat supper with their best girls and their ticket called for them to eat with somemarried lady.?? Excellent music was rendered by Miss Jessie Washburn of New Richmond and Miss Keturah Stonecypher of Crawfordsville. A cake was donated by Mrs. Hugler to be given to the pretties lady and a pumpkin to the ugliest man. Miss Ida Stilwell of Crawfordsville received the cake and Lemuel McClamrock the pumpkin. The proceeds are to place a library in the school. The patrons of the school and the teacher think the only way to keep up with the times is never to get behind them. We now have a good start for a library and hope each year to add more books. With a school library we may gain knowledge which will be of great benefit to us in manhood. Our school is progressing nicely under Miss Lizzie Stilwell, who is doing excellent work.
- Source: Crawfordsville Review 23 Nov 1895 Sherman VanScoyoc is steering the educational bark at the Vail School,Union Township.
- Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 25 September 1896 p 1 Vail School, Union township has been closed and will not open for two weeks. The prevalence of scarletina in the neighborhood has rendered this stop necessary.
- Source: Crawfordsville Review 6 Feb 1897 p8 Pearl Long is teaching at Valley school house in Union Tp. Teachers arelooking around for position for next year.
- Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 23 March 1900 On March 13 the school term at No 4, Vail School House, Union township. closed with an interesting programme. Along toward noon the patrons arrived at the school house with heavy-laden baskets of eatables, and very soon the teacher, Frank Chadwick, the pupils and visitors were enjoying a dinner of great variableness.?? After the ladies had cleared away the remains of the dinner, the programme was carried out, consisting of short speeches and recitations by the pupils, County Superintendent Walkup and the trustee were present and were glad to see the respect the patrons and pupils had for their teacher. The trustee was presented with a petition asking that the teacher be returned there next term, which will be done.?? The entire proceedings were one of much joy for all present and this occasion will always always be a red-letter day for the Vail school house. This is the 3rd or 4th of these type I've seen so I'd say 99% she's the teacher.
- Source: Crawfordsville Review 16 Oct 1897 p 8 Miss Winnie Gerard will give a pie social at the Vail School House innorthwest Union township, Friday evening October 22d. Everybody invited.?? Admission free.
- Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 9 September 1898 A Washington special says: "A petition signed by 150 farmers has been forwarded to the post office department by Postmaster Bonnell of Crawfordsville, asking that rural free delivery be established on the road northwest of Crawfordsville.?? It is believed the department will comply with the request."?? The proposed route goes out the New Richmond road to the Vail school house, thence to the Elmdale Road and thence back to Crawfordsville.
- Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 30 August 1901 p 9 Trustee Breaks of Union Township is planning to materially reduce the number of school teachers employed in Union township by transferring several schools bodily to the city schools and consolidating other country schools. The grade school for which a handsome building is now being constructed north of the city will do away with Vail School, No 4, Quick School No. 5, Ash Pile No 6, Hunt School No 7 and McIntire No. 13.?? The following schools will be closed and the children transferred to the Crawfordsville schools.?? Oak Hill No. 15, Herron No. 21 and Smith No. 16.?? The school in Fiskville will be managed by one teacher and a part of the pupils transferred to Crawfordsville.?? One teacher will be dropped at Mt. Tabor, one at Smartsburg and one at the Stump school. Altogether there will be a reduction of 10 teachers employed in the township and not only will expenses be thus materially cut down but the pupils will expenses be thus materially cut down but the pupils will receive more efficient instruction than theretofore.
- Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 23 Feb 1900 p 12 William B. McClamroch, who announces today for trustee of Union township is one of the substantial farmers of the county. He was born and raised in Union township and has always lived within her borders. With the exception of seven years as a merchant in Crawfordsville, he has always been a farmer. He received his education in the Vail school house #4 and afterwards taught two years in the same school house.
- Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 27 June 1902 p 12 It has just leaked out that Abraham A. Vail and Mrs. Clara F. Shields were married Tuesday evening by Squire Buck.?? The parties live out in the country, Mr. Vail being a bachelor residing near the Vail School House
West Point (School 26)Located in Union Township, the 1910-1911 teacher was Margaret Smith (Arvin - Union Township Schools).
SCHOOL Teachers(may have been active earlier) Source: "UNION TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
- 1901-1902 Joe Kennedy Resided at Crawfordsville
- 1902-1903 No information Available
- 1903-1904 No information Available
- 1904-1904 Opal McCullough Resided at Crawfordsville
- 1905-1906 Pearl McCampbell Grades 1-8
- 1906-1907 L. W. Harwood Grades 1-8
- 1907-1908 O. R. Canine Grades 1-8
- 1908-1909 Howard Charters Grades 1-8
- 1909-1910 Louise Harrell Grades 1-8
- 1910-1911 Frank G. Thompson Grades 1-8
- 1911-1912 Margaret Smith Grades 1-8 "Last year Listed"
Young's Chapel (see also Snyder)- Young's Chapel School, Room 2 - Ruth Walker- Teacher, March 13, 1911 (scanned from photo copy) Source: "UNION TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 200
- Young's Chapel School, Room 3 - Oscar Swank - Teacher, March 13, 1911 (scanned from photo copy) Source: "UNION TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
- 1942 Young's Chapel class (back corner on left is :- MASON, Robert D.) - class at Young's Chapel School, 1942 - no others known but principal is (writing hard to read so hopefully it's correct) (Mrs) Irene Natdetlee Carner -- if you know anymore about the students here, the school .... please let me know !!
- Young's Chapel's total years is not known as of today (April 12, 2016) but it is known that it was in existence as early as 1906-07 school year. Their principal was B.E. Connelly; teacher for grades 5-7 was Edgar Marcum with Mary A. Hall 3-4 and Adda Fraley grades 1-2 (information from Charles Arvin's Union Twp. Schools 2000)..
- Young's Chapel about 1938-39 -- only known one is Robert Dale Mason (a Miss Cleveland taught there for several years and Joyce B - thanks kiddo - thought this looked like Miss Cleveland in her younger years - back row)..
- Young's Chapel - 1950 -- thanks so much to Joyce Patterson Bever - she's the cutie in front of the teacher -- most are identified by Joyce, thank goodness :)
- Young's Chapel School & Church - CDPL - they have some awesome "images"..
(December 24, 2020) Second Photo showing both the Church and School, Source: Photo courtesy of Howard Record, "A Pictorial History of Crawfordsville and Montgomery County, Indiana", Published in 2002 by the Journal Review, 119 N Green Street, Crawfordsville, IN 47933 - Young's Chapel School - final year - 1953-54 -- also a CDPL photo with Names
- Young's Chapel - 1950 baseball team - thanks again to Joyce B :) GREATLY APPRECIATED..Players names listed
- Young's Chapel - about 1900 - thanks Joyce B :) Shows "Hacks ready to start home!". Also see the bell tower on the top of the school, it is missing in the 1953-54 picture above.
- 1911-1912 starting this school year, Young's Chapel no longer had high school.
- Location Map, from the County mapping System from Beacon
SCHOOL Teachers(may have been active earlier under Snyder School) Source: "UNION TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000