Clark Township
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Clark Township
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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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Note: New Market School is located in Union Township, but draws its student base from Brown, Scott
and Union Townships. In this project we will view it as a seperate school enity.
Brown Township - Waveland School
Clark Township - Ladoga School
Ripley Township - Alamo School
Walnut Township - New Ross School
Clark Township
CLARK Township School Board 1909-1910 THRU 1915-1916 These school Board members were listed for a few years in Dr. Arvin's book. We think they were a Township based school board. Source: "Clark TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
Class of 1899 - Seventeenth Commencement of the Clark Township Schools. A scan of the photocopied program. Source: "Clark TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
EARLY COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS Thanks to the collected works of Dr. Charles L. Arvin on the Monrgomery County Schools
BAPTIST Female Seminary - Ladoga (see Ladoga Schools) Brookshire School - Clark Township District # 2- Brookshire SCHOOL Teachers 1901 thru 1921 (maybe active earlier) Source: "CLARK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000 No teacher assignments after the 1920-1921 school year!
Byrd School -- Clark Township school, Byrd School was two miles west on Haw Creek road. - thanks Bill Boone :) Clark School - District School # 9, Clark Township - Clark SCHOOL Teachers 1901 thru 1913 (maybe active earlier) Source: "CLARK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000 No teacher assignments after the 1912-1913 school year!
Davis School - Clark Township District #1- Students of Davis School, 1905-1906 Lyle Baker-Teacher Source: "CLARK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000. I scanned this pictures from Dr. Arvins book which was photocopied. (names were not included)
- Davis SCHOOL Teachers 1901 thru 1919 (maybe active earlier) Source: "CLARK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000 No teacher assignments after ther 1918-1919 school year!
Dr. Stone SchoolNo other Dr. Stone is known but a William Overton Stone who lived just over the border into Putnam County - love to know about who this school (Section 20) - also wonder if it is Stoner vs. Stone - again, HELP !!! Thanks
- Ford School was on the Haw Creek road quarter mile east of Aliff’s. Thanks to Bill Boone for the picture above, click the link to see it :)
- Located on the 1878 Montgomery County Atlas, can also be seen on the 1898 and 1917.
- Class in front of FORD School No information given. Source: "CLARK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
- Ford SCHOOL Teachers 1901 thru 1929 (maybe active earlier) Source: "CLARK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000 No teacher assignments after the 1928-1929 school year!
Fountain School - District School # 6, Clark Township- This school, built in 1885, has been converted into a home. It is located at the corner of State Highway 234 and County Road 900 East.Source: "CLARK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
- School #6, AKA Fountain School, shown on the 1878 Montgomery County Atlas
(December 25, 2020) 1890 Fountain School Students Source: From a newspaper Clipping- (December 25, 2020) 1st Grade Fountain School 1920-21 Source: Photo courtesy of Sherman Kessler, "A Pictorial History of Crawfordsville and Montgomery County, Indiana", Published in 2002 by the Journal Review, 119 N Green Street, Crawfordsville, IN 47933, page 94
- (December 25, 2020) 3rd Grade Fountain School 1922-23 Source: Photo courtesy of Sherman Kessler, "A Pictorial History of Crawfordsville and Montgomery County, Indiana", Published in 2002 by the Journal Review, 119 N Green Street, Crawfordsville, IN 47933, page 94
- Elementary Class of 1913-1914 Sorry no names Source: "CLARK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
- Fountain Elementary Class No year given, I think the teacher looks the same as the one above, if it is it will be 1912-1913 OR 1914-1915. Source: "CLARK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
- Fountain SCHOOL Teachers 1901 thru 1924 (maybe active earlier) Source: "CLARK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000 No teacher assignments after ther 1923-1924 school year!
Recollections by Sherman Kessler: During the 1920-1921 school year, I was in the first grade at Fountain School which was located four miles east of Ladoga. This was a one-room brick building that was remodeled and still being used as a residence. There were two teachers for eight grades for my first three years, then one teacher for eight grades the fourth year. I consider this my first four years of higher education. The fundamentals of learning were firmly mastered. Source: A newspaper cliping found loose in Dr. Arvin's Clark Township book which he gave us.
Harshbarger School (Made into a residence) ____
Located in Clark Township, Harshbarger School was four miles south of the rest park on Franklin Miller’s farm. - thanks to Bill Boone for these Clark Township schools :) Greatly appreciated
- Located in Clark Township, the property was given by Preston Hicks - it was located on Section 36 (thanks to Suzie)
- Hicks SCHOOL Teachers 1901 thru 1921 (maybe active earlier) Source: "CLARK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000 No teacher assignments after ther 1920-1921 school year!
(School # 3 - Clark Twp) - Source: "CLARK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000
- The Kyle family (likely Silas F. Kyle) gave property for this school likely in about 1890. (Thanks to Suzie). As you can see by the picture provided by Bill Boone, the Jeff Walters family made this old school into a residence. Sure wish more would have done that :( . In the January 1991 Montgomery Magazine, Pauline Walters writes: On Sept 19, 1831, the US sold land to John and Nancy Barnett Pottenger. 130 acres in Clark Township. It was sold to John and Jane Creeson Barnett on Feb 24, 1836. John Barnett married Jane Creason Feb 24, 1836. Jane died and John remarried Rebecca Ann Watkins Gregg, a widow. On August 2, 1880, they sold a half acre (1/4 of Section 6, Twp 17, Range 3) to Silas F. Kyle, trustee of Clark Township for a school. This school was built and called Maple Grove School by Clara Peffley and a friend. Clara was the mother of Ruth Conner Harshbarger Buser, who was head librarian at Ladoga Library for many years. Silas Kyle paid $30 for the half acre. On Oct 31, 1919, after the school had been closed since 1911, John Brown bought the school from Ed Barnes, Trustee for $50. Mr. Brown's daughter and husband bought the school and it was remodeled several times until a beautiful country dwelling. We purchased it in 1965 for $2500. But in 1970, a tornado came through and almost tore the whole building down.
- Mapel Grove SCHOOL Teachers 1901 thru 1911 (was active earlier) Source: "CLARK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000 No teacher assignments after ther 1910-1911 school year!
- (15 December 2021) Maple Grove School 1908 Threshing Meeting. Thanks to Bill Boone
In Clark Township end of 1800s, Myers School was on Lewis Goshorn farm. Now a tool shed. - thanks Bill Boone for the picture :)
OTTERMAN SchoolThis school was in Clark Township, about 1914. It was in Section 15 and was given by members of Samuel Henry Otterman's family. Thanks Suzie
Located in Section 2 of Clark Township, the land for the building was given by the Harshbarger family. Thanks Suzie
The Drake Brookshire family likely gave the property for this school located in Section #6 - thanks Suz
This school (about 1895) was located in Section 2 of Clark Township on land given by the Harshbarger family. Thanks Suzie
District School # 4 - Clark Township District School # 10 - Clark TownshipDistrict SCHOOL # 10 Teachers 1901 thru 1907 ( active earlier) Source: "CLARK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000 No teacher assignments after the 1906-1907 school year!
- 1917 Montgomery County Atlas showing Location
- This school was named for the local Stoner family and is where their children attended school. Usually if a school had a last name for its name, then the family gave the property. It is assumed so in this case. Stoner School was on Stoner Cemetery road. Thanks so much to Bill Boone for the nifty picture.
- Stoner SCHOOL Teachers 1901 thru 1921 (maybe active earlier) Source: "CLARK TOWNSHIP", prepared by Charles L. Arvin, April 2000 No teacher assignments after ther 1920-1921 school year!
The Valley School was located in Clark Township, northeast of Ladoga on the Lee Brookshire farm - thanks to Bill Boone for providing the picture :)