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Local History

Prairie Ronde Township

Brown Jug School

Location: Section 34, west side of 7th Street on the St. Joseph County line. (1872 map places school at the end of Brown Jug Road (7th Street) in St. Joseph County.)…

Clark School

Location: District #1 – Section 11, southeast corner of U Avenue and 8th Street. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm. C. Sauer. Local History Room Teachers 1898 Fern Watson 1921-23…

Fanckboner School

Location: District #4 – Section 14, southwest corner of VW Avenue and 10th Street. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm. C. Sauer. Local History Room Photo by Sarah Hultmark, c.…

Kinney School

Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm. C. Sauer. Local History Room Location: District #2 – Section 7, west side of 1st Street, south of U Avenue. Teachers 1921-22 Hazel Stuck…

Pleasant Valley School

Location: District #7 – Section 29, east side of 3rd Street between XY and Y Avenues. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm. C. Sauer. Local History Room Teachers 1921-22 R. Lyle Parker…

Section Sixteen School

Location: District #8 – Section 16, west side of 5th Street at VW Avenue. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm. C. Sauer. Local History Room Teachers 1921-22 Sabra Alexander 1925-26…

Shirland School

Location: District #5 – Section 25, west side of 11th Street, south of XY Avenue. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm. C. Sauer. Local History Room Teachers 1921-22 Myrtle Bauserman 1925-26 Mrs. Bessie…

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