Schools of the Past: Greene District 13, Harbor District
Reverting back to the article of October 27, 2010 the history of District #3 - Harbor District was related. At that time it was written that #3 lasted until 1867 when it became District #13 - Harbor District and would continue to service until 1953. Length wise in the years of history, this school was in operation a total of 123 years. The history of #3 was related and it was written that the history of #13 would be at a later date. As with serials, etc. to be continued. At this time the history continues.
In the history of the Greene, where in Greene and Lisle with the school site being bordered by lands owned by Johnathan English, Daniel Terwilliger, Barnet Johnson, David Smith and Uriah Dunn. As I have written previously, yet another map research project, time permitting!
The district #3 or #13 would see the district lines changed many times and this writer will quote directly Mrs. Folsom’s research as follows: “1834- part of #2 Greene and Oxford which lies south of lands occupied by Eli Haynes from #2 to #3 (Greene.) 1834 - Lot 62/3T of Linas Chasse (?) from #2 to #3 1836 - All that part of #7 lying in Greene to #3,1836 - Farm of David Strickland (north part of Lot 50/T74 in Barker from #13 to #3 (apparently #13 was in Town of Barker), 1837 - new district #13 formed from lots 61-62-65/4T in #11 (Chenango-Barker- Greene), 1839 -new district #1 formed parts of #9 (Greene/Coventry) and #13 (lots 29-30- 31/TM). 1841 - Farm of Joseph Tillotson (south of Harry Tyler) from #3 to #1,1845 - David Strickland’s farm from #3 (Brisben) to #13 (Greene & Brisben), 1846 - acres of land occupied by Alvan Stone in #20 to #13,1846 - farm of Urias Decker from #6 to #13 (Greene & Brisben), 1866 - #13 becomes #23 (Coventryville). 1901 - District #25 (future article) dissolved - all property to be sold at auction and proceeds of same divided between #8 Smithville and #13 of Greene. 1901 again-to #13-south of above along west line of J. Birdlebough and Tillotson to north line of Hollenbeck Brothers, west to Edgar Race.”
It is a mystery to this writer, why so many changes in the district lines. As a memory refresher this district according to the 1875 Atlas was near the intersection of the now county road that leads from Route 12 to Smithville Center. In this research when she refers to 50/T74 - the T refers to track.
In the deed book #240 page 569 in 1916 Silas D. Race (unmarried) sold to District 13, Lot 76/Tract 3, land beginning at the west side of highway running north from River Road, west parallel with schoolhouse recently built, west 8 rods, south 20 rods, east, north, 1 acre for $150. This area for a new schoolhouse site is documented as opposite the 3 corners by the pine knoll on west side of North-South Road.
The number of students between the years of 1871 to 1876 ranged from 28 to 9 and Mrs. Folsom noted in her book that, apparently this #13 is not the Harbor District #13 as all of the officers lived in the Page Brook area in what was District#23 in the 1875 Atlas. It could have been changed from #13 to #23 in 1867 when #3 was changed to #13 (Harbor District.)
Page #48 of Mrs. Folsom’s book relates the following “this schoolhouse was located near Route 12 where Rheubottom’s garden is. It faced north and was painted yellow. In 1915 it was moved to its present site at the three corners, when a Socony Gas Station bought a piece of property on Route 12 adjoining the old school site. This was all originally Derrick Race’s land. William Hollenbeck bought the schoolhouse when it was given up in 1953 (one of the last to close), rented it as a dwelling for a time. Now in 1969 it stands vacant with the old playground equipment still there.” The photo accompanying this article shows the building in 1944 and it is not known to this writer whether it still stands or not.
Trustees names who appear in the research are too numerous to name all, only a few are listed as being men who were willing to give their time and energy for scholars to receive an education. Smith, Holtenbeck, Morse, Race, Baxter, Curtis, Chamberlain, Trobridge, Cady, Lindsay, Ingraham, David, Baldwin, Dibble are only a few to be noted. In 1941 it was voted to keep the school open and continue the lower grades. We will assume the higher grades were transported to Greene for their education.
Teachers included the following: Charles Loomis, Hannah A. Philley, Mertie Landers, Cora Taft (she would teach several years), Mabel Hughes, Florence Baxter (Loomis), Myrtie Lyman, Rebecca Elliot, Anna Palmer (Davis), Bertha Hayes (Cowles), Charlotte Lewis, Ruth McNeil (Roberts), Rebecca Elliot, Christina Pate, Lucy Wade (passed away while teaching), and finally in 1953 Beatrice Crosby when the school closed. Students in the later years would range from 27 (1942-3), 31 (1943-44), 22 (1944-45), 23 (1946-47) in 1952-53 when Lucy Wade and Beatrice Crosby were teaching seven students.
In closing this article of Greene district schools, the plea is repeated both for school memories and do not destroy and written documentation that you might possess; pass it along to the proper place for permanent keeping.
In the history of the Greene, where in Greene and Lisle with the school site being bordered by lands owned by Johnathan English, Daniel Terwilliger, Barnet Johnson, David Smith and Uriah Dunn. As I have written previously, yet another map research project, time permitting!
The district #3 or #13 would see the district lines changed many times and this writer will quote directly Mrs. Folsom’s research as follows: “1834- part of #2 Greene and Oxford which lies south of lands occupied by Eli Haynes from #2 to #3 (Greene.) 1834 - Lot 62/3T of Linas Chasse (?) from #2 to #3 1836 - All that part of #7 lying in Greene to #3,1836 - Farm of David Strickland (north part of Lot 50/T74 in Barker from #13 to #3 (apparently #13 was in Town of Barker), 1837 - new district #13 formed from lots 61-62-65/4T in #11 (Chenango-Barker- Greene), 1839 -new district #1 formed parts of #9 (Greene/Coventry) and #13 (lots 29-30- 31/TM). 1841 - Farm of Joseph Tillotson (south of Harry Tyler) from #3 to #1,1845 - David Strickland’s farm from #3 (Brisben) to #13 (Greene & Brisben), 1846 - acres of land occupied by Alvan Stone in #20 to #13,1846 - farm of Urias Decker from #6 to #13 (Greene & Brisben), 1866 - #13 becomes #23 (Coventryville). 1901 - District #25 (future article) dissolved - all property to be sold at auction and proceeds of same divided between #8 Smithville and #13 of Greene. 1901 again-to #13-south of above along west line of J. Birdlebough and Tillotson to north line of Hollenbeck Brothers, west to Edgar Race.”
It is a mystery to this writer, why so many changes in the district lines. As a memory refresher this district according to the 1875 Atlas was near the intersection of the now county road that leads from Route 12 to Smithville Center. In this research when she refers to 50/T74 - the T refers to track.
In the deed book #240 page 569 in 1916 Silas D. Race (unmarried) sold to District 13, Lot 76/Tract 3, land beginning at the west side of highway running north from River Road, west parallel with schoolhouse recently built, west 8 rods, south 20 rods, east, north, 1 acre for $150. This area for a new schoolhouse site is documented as opposite the 3 corners by the pine knoll on west side of North-South Road.
The number of students between the years of 1871 to 1876 ranged from 28 to 9 and Mrs. Folsom noted in her book that, apparently this #13 is not the Harbor District #13 as all of the officers lived in the Page Brook area in what was District#23 in the 1875 Atlas. It could have been changed from #13 to #23 in 1867 when #3 was changed to #13 (Harbor District.)
Page #48 of Mrs. Folsom’s book relates the following “this schoolhouse was located near Route 12 where Rheubottom’s garden is. It faced north and was painted yellow. In 1915 it was moved to its present site at the three corners, when a Socony Gas Station bought a piece of property on Route 12 adjoining the old school site. This was all originally Derrick Race’s land. William Hollenbeck bought the schoolhouse when it was given up in 1953 (one of the last to close), rented it as a dwelling for a time. Now in 1969 it stands vacant with the old playground equipment still there.” The photo accompanying this article shows the building in 1944 and it is not known to this writer whether it still stands or not.
Trustees names who appear in the research are too numerous to name all, only a few are listed as being men who were willing to give their time and energy for scholars to receive an education. Smith, Holtenbeck, Morse, Race, Baxter, Curtis, Chamberlain, Trobridge, Cady, Lindsay, Ingraham, David, Baldwin, Dibble are only a few to be noted. In 1941 it was voted to keep the school open and continue the lower grades. We will assume the higher grades were transported to Greene for their education.
Teachers included the following: Charles Loomis, Hannah A. Philley, Mertie Landers, Cora Taft (she would teach several years), Mabel Hughes, Florence Baxter (Loomis), Myrtie Lyman, Rebecca Elliot, Anna Palmer (Davis), Bertha Hayes (Cowles), Charlotte Lewis, Ruth McNeil (Roberts), Rebecca Elliot, Christina Pate, Lucy Wade (passed away while teaching), and finally in 1953 Beatrice Crosby when the school closed. Students in the later years would range from 27 (1942-3), 31 (1943-44), 22 (1944-45), 23 (1946-47) in 1952-53 when Lucy Wade and Beatrice Crosby were teaching seven students.
In closing this article of Greene district schools, the plea is repeated both for school memories and do not destroy and written documentation that you might possess; pass it along to the proper place for permanent keeping.
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