Jingo Post Office / Triangle School

Jingo Post Office, also, Triangle School. . , Jingo Post Office , Barren was the first post office in the First District, established September 7, 1839 with Isaac Toomey as postmaster. Other First District post offices were Christiana, 1858-1880; Basin Springs, 1858-1905; Naomi, 1881-1905; Fernvale Springs, l886-1904; Pasadena, 1899-1904; Craigfield 1892-1906: and Neutral, 1901-1904. When a committee of citizens held a long discussion on what to rename Christiana in 1880, one farmer, replied, "It's late. If you can't decide, By Jingo, I'm going home.” Thus, the odd-by-word was adopted. Jingo post office closed in August 1937, when a new post office, renamed Fairview, was built on Highway 100, with Tella Mangrum as postmistress. The Jingo P. O. building was moved to this site in 2006 from its original location on Elrod Road. , Triangle School , Triangle School (grades 1-10) opened in 1939, with 115 students, replacing Union Valley School. The 3.3-acre triangular lot was purchased from W.F. Daugherty for $166.66. It was built by B.B. Sweeney for $2,183.84. Nelle Walker Sullivan, who taught school for 50 years, was the first principal. Madeline Sullivan Wallace and Ila Thompson completed the original faculty. Other notable teachers were Vella Sullivan Pegram, Ora Givens, Blanche Waters, Carl Walker, Sr., Era Walker, Dora Green, Beulah Page, Ralph Boyd, Othel Sullivan, Ludie Spicer, Mildred McReynolds, DeWitt Fox and Jesse Frank. The adjacent building was the cafeteria and canning facility. Fairview Elementary School (1-8) opened in 1962, with the merger of Triangle, New Hope and Fairview Schools.