First School in Washington County
Title
First School in Washington County
Description
Sepia-toned image of a gabled building in some disrepair. The building is single-storied, with three visible windows. Boards are broken off of the lower outside portion, leaving the framing inside visible. The roof is in disrepair, and the building sits in a bare field. Trees in full leaf are visible in a row along the right side of the image.
[Front] [white print] First School house in Washington co. Ore. Dist. No. 1. Erected in 1852. 9/15/92. [Label attached] First school house in Washington co. Ore. Dist. No. 1. Erected in 1852. First school was on Tualatin Plains in 1844. Teacher, Wm. Geiger. - Dist. No. 1 organized in 1851.
Date Created
1892-09-15
Subject
Frontier and pioneer life
Rural schools
Pioneers
School districts
Male teachers
Geiger, William
Human Migration
Education History
Local & State History
Social History
Place
Washington County, Oregon
Medium
card photographs
Language
English
Identifier
WCMpic_001453
Rights
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Source
Robert L. Benson Research Library, Five Oaks Museum
Type
Still Image