Bancroft in Caribou County, Idaho — The American West (Mountains)
Bancroft's First School
By Barry Swackhamer, May 14, 2018
1. Bancroft's First School Marker
Bancroft's First School. . One block west from this site, in 1894, the pioneers of this area erected a school house built of red brick made and kilned by them. It was one room, twenty-five by forty feet. Cuss Erickson laid the brick, first teachers were Edith Townsend and Nathan Barlow. In 1907 the school was sold to the L.D.S. Church and additional rooms built. It was used as a place of worship until 1930. The bell hung in a tower of the school house and called the people to school, church, and other assemblies. When the building was razed in 1945 the bell was given to the Daughters of Utah Pioneers.
One block west from this site, in 1894, the pioneers of this area erected a school house built of red brick made and kilned by them. It was one room, twenty-five by forty feet. Cuss Erickson laid the brick, first teachers were Edith Townsend and Nathan Barlow. In 1907 the school was sold to the L.D.S. Church and additional rooms built. It was used as a place of worship until 1930. The bell hung in a tower of the school house and called the people to school, church, and other assemblies. When the building was razed in 1945 the bell was given to the Daughters of Utah Pioneers.
Erected 1956 by Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Camp Alice Aston & Camp Louie Call, Caribou County. (Marker Number 232.)
Marker series. This marker is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers marker series.
Location. 42° 43.174′ N, 111° 53.121′ W. Marker is in Bancroft, Idaho, in Caribou County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and 1st Street South, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 95 Main Street, Bancroft ID 83217, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Chesterfield (approx. 4.8 miles away);
By Barry Swackhamer, May 14, 2018
2. Bancroft's First School Marker
The marker is in front of Bancroft City Hall at the right edge of the picture.
Categories. • Churches & Religion • Education •
Credits. This page was last revised on October 11, 2018. This page originally submitted on October 11, 2018, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California. This page has been viewed 33 times since then and 3 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 11, 2018, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California.
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