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.

Identifier

WCMpic_001453

Subject

Frontier and pioneer life

Rural schools

Pioneers

School districts

Male teachers

Geiger, William

Human Migration

Education History

Local & State History

Social History

Spatial Coverage

Washington County, Oregon

Language

English

Date Created

1892-09-15

Date

1892

Medium

card photographs

Rights

Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact the Five Oaks Museum at Research@FiveOaksMuseum.org.

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Type

Still Image

Source

Washington County Museum