Bancroft in Caribou County, Idaho — The American West (Mountains)
Bancroft's First School
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 14, 2018
1. Bancroft's First School Marker
Inscription.
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.)
Location. 42° 43.174′ N, 111° 53.121′ W. Marker is in Bancroft, Idaho, in Caribou County. It 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. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Idaho’s Bear River Country. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles
Other markers no longer nearby. Chesterfield (was approx. 4.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Lead Bell Mining Company (was approx. 9.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 11, 2018. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2018, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 779 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 11, 2018, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
