One Room Schoolhouses - An Index

Clinton County

• Sugar Run School

Lycoming County

• Cement Mills
• Frantz School (Beaver Lake Rd)
• Frenchtown School (Moreland Twp - now the Canusuargo Grange Hall)
• Greenville
• Hughesville
• Lore's
• Mapleton
• McCarty
• Eight Square  School (Coordinates: 41.187401, -76.640263)
• Level Corner
• Larryville
• Martins
• Newman School (outside of hughesville)
• Pine Run School (Pine Run Rd)
• Point Bethel
• Quigglesville (Has been turned 90 degrees & incorporated into a house?)
• Richart's Grove School 
• Salem School Unityville (Torn down in 2018) 
• Unknown Name (Butternut Grove Rd, Montoursville)
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Montour County

• Crossroads, Washingtonville Pa
• Mooresburg One Room School (Open For Tours)
• Sidler Schoolhouse
• Strawberry Ridge

Find  facebook photo album of all of the information I have on Montour County Schools:

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In 1936, Montour County had 19 rural one room schools:

Anthony 7

Cooper 2 

Liberty 6

Mayberry 2

west Hemlock 2

There were 47 of these schools in the County in 1918.

From a 1936 WPA Report (full report at the bottom of this page)

"About 1785 a school house was erected on the grounds of the Grove Presbyterian Church. They building was one story, twenty feet square and was high enough to allow the school Master to stand erect. The equipment consisted of a ten foot fire place, and boards fastened along the wall to be used as desks. The books used were the New England Primer, Dilworth's Spelling Book, Fenning's Spelling Book and New Guide to the English Tongue; Dillworth's Arithmetic, and a book called the Young Mans Companion. 

The second school in the County was built by James Montgomery and was located in  Liberty Township. James Montgomery was the first teacher.

In 1797 a rude log school house, with neither floor nor chimney was built on the road leading from Danville to Bloomsburg, in Cooper Township. The roof of this building was made of rough beams covered with branches, leaves and ground.

In 1806 a school building in Danville was built on land donated by General William Montgomery, located west of Mill St., and north of Market St. It was about 20 feet square and one story in height. 

One of the early educators of the county was Miss Margaret C. Madder, who lived in Liberty Township. She was born in 1844, began teaching when she was 12 years old, came to Danville School System during the Civil War and taught three generations or a total of 63 years with her retirement in 1919."

Northumberland County

• Sodom Octagon School In Montandon (Still Stands)
• Delaware Run School (Watsontown)
• Dewart Academy (Destroyed by Tornado in 1911)
• Dewart School (Torn down in 1981)
• East District School (Watsontown)
• Mt Pleasant School, Lewis Twp
• Muddy Run (Milton)
• Nicely School ( Watsontown, no longer stands)
• Oley Schoolhouse (Watsontown)
• Paradise School (Milton)
• Shakespeare School (Milton Built in 1872, Brick)
• Smith School (Watsontown)
• Springtown School
• Stony Batter School (Still Stands)
• Turbotville School
• In Lewis Twp, Outside of Turbotville

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Additional Information from John Bower, about the Milton Schools around Paradise Road - 

The other schools were the Follmer School, next to the Follmer Lutheran Church, the Ireland School on Schoolhouse Rd, off Broadway, behind Dental Care Assoc. Prior to the construction of Rt 80, they were on the same road, which was the main road to Limestoneville and Washingtonville in the 1800s, prior to the construction of Broadway /Rte 254. The 5th school was the Point School at the Upper end of Golf Course Rd. near Fairview Farm Market. Again, prior to Rt 80, this was on the same road as the Muddy Run and Paradise schools. (these are in addition to Muddy Run & Paradise Schools)

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Also - 

• The Schools Of Lewis Twp, 1933
• When Montandon Had A High School
• When The 8th Street School Burned (Watsontown)
• McEwensville School
• Turbotville School(Torn down in 1937)
• The Identical Pollack & Grant Schools, Milton Pa

Snyder County

• Herman School (Open For Tours)
• The Pepper Box School (8 Sided, Torn Down)

The Selinsgrove Times-Tribune

04 May 1877

Union County

• Black Run School
• Buffalo Crossroads School - One story Brick Building located on a large lot at the north end of the village of Buffalo Crossroads leading into Mazeppa
• The Factory School (along white deer creek, near the covered bridge)
• High School - Located at  Ridge rd &  Treibley rd 
• The Red Bank School Red Bank Road, Mifflinburg
• Reeds School - one story brick building one mile south of Dresibach Church Road, at the intersection of New Berlin Road and Furnace Rd.
• Spring Garden School (Allenwood)
• White Deer Schools
• Robin's School House - Pleasant View & Milroy Rd, New Columbia Pa
• Unknown Name - Located on Hospital Drive in Lewisburg
• Unknown Name On Hill School Road

For More Information:

• History of the Schools of Union County PA by Mary Belle Lontz
• Terri Stump wrote a book about the one/two room schoolhouses in White Deer Twp.  The book is $20, she can be found on facebook.

1936 WPA Report

On Montour County Schools

County Schools History and Development

About 1785 a school house was erected on the grounds of the Grove Presbyterian Church. They building was one story, twenty feet square and was high enough to allow the school Master to stand erect. The equipment consisted of a ten foot fire place, and boards fastened along the wall to be used as desks. The books used were the New England Primer, Dilworth's Spelling Book, Fenning's Spelling Book and New Guide to the English Tongue; Dillworth's Arithmetic, and a book called the Young Mans Companion. The only School Master there is a record of is a Mr. Gibson, who was the last teacher and taught about eight years. His salary was paid by voluntary subscriptions, according to the size of his pupils. There was an approximate enrollment of 36.

The second school in the County was built by James Montgomery. It stood by the Danville-Milton Roads near the present County line, in what is now Liberty Township. James Montgomery was the first teacher.

In 1797 a rude log school house, with neither floor nor chimney was built on the road leading from Danville to Bloomsburg, on what is now Yorks farm in Cooper Township. The roof of this building was made of rough beams covered with branches, leaves and ground.

In 1806 a school building in Danville was built in 1804 on land donated by General William Montgomery, located west of Mill St., and north of Market St. It was about 20 feet square and one story in height. The building was paid for by voluntary contributions. The gable end fronted on an alley midway between Factory and Mill Sts. A door and Two windosw on one end, and three windows on each side, admitted light and air.

The desks were arranged along the sides of the room, the seats being slabs of plank without back, the pupils sitting with their backs toward the center of the room. (The above description is typical of all early school houses).

For the term of 1935-36, Montour County has the following schools:

Nineteen one-room rural schools located as follows:

 Anthony 7; 

Cooper 2; 

Liberty 6; 

Mayberry 2; 

west Hemlock 2. 

There were 47 of these schools in the County in 1918.

Four Consolidated Schools as follows: 

• Valley Township erected in 1927; Employing three teachers 118 pupils; 
• Mahoning Township erected in 1929 Four teachers 158 pupils; 
• Delong Memorial School the gift of Mr. Frank B. Delong of Washingtonville. A consolidated Junior High School, for Derry Township and Washingtonville Borough - Eight teachers 160 pupils.  The Junior High School is Vocational. 
• Limestone Township erected in 1931 Four teachers 115 pupils.

In Danville Borough, there are forty-five teachers. A new High School was erected in 1928. The enrollment this year is 540. Seventeen teachers are employed.

The Central Grammar School with 225 pupils of grades 7 and 8, employ five teachers. Twenty-three other teachers are employed in the four ward buildings, teaching approximately 900 pupils of grades one to six.

Superintendents of Schools

The following persons have served as County Superintendent of Schools in Montour County since the creation of this position by legislative Act in 1853:

Paul Leidy 1854-55; 

E. W. Conkling 1855-56; 

A. B. Putman 1856-59.

 William Butler 1859-1866; 

William Henry, 1866-1878;

 J. D. Cook 1878; 

M. C. Horine 1878-81;

 F. C. Deer 1881-84; 

Frederick Ream 1884-87; 

W. D. Steinbach 1887-1902; 

Charles W. Deer 1902-1918; 

Fred W. Diehl; since 1918.

Curriculum

The only Kindergarten in Montour County is a private one, taught by Mrs. Walter Brown. This Kindergarten was established in 1927 in Mrs. Browns home and has an average enrollment of 12 or 14.

There is one Junior and one Senior High School in Montour County with Vocational training in the Senior High.

There are no facilities for Adult Education except those provided by W.P.A.

Community Participation in Education

There is a House and School League in Montour County established in 1922 and is quite active throughout the rural sections.

Notable Schools From Architectural Point of View

The Slovak School for girls, is perhaps the outstanding school in the County from an architectural point of view. It is located on the Eastern outskirts of Danville in the center of a seven acre plot. The building is Modern Romanesque, with a Center tower of perhaps 80 feet in height. The cornerstone was laid in 1929 and was occupied in 1931. There is an accredited High School with an enrollment of perhaps 50 or 60. The special training is Music and Religion, on adjoining ground is the Sacred Heart Villa which houses the elementary grades with an enrollment of 20 students.

Parochial and Special Elementary Schools

There are four Parochial Schools in Danville, namely St. Josephs, St. Huberts, Slovaks Girls Academy and Holy Family Convent. St. Joseph has the largest enrollment which is 156. There are six Sisters including the Mother Superior who teach 10 grades. The students graduating from this school, can enter the Danville High School as a Junior. The special training of this school is Music and Religion.

St. Huberts School has an enrollment of 78. The Slovak Academy has an enrollment of 46 and the Holy Family Convent has an enrollment of 11, making the combined enrollment of Parochial Schools in the County 291. The training of these schools is practically the same, based on religion and Bible History.

Famous Educators

The outstanding educator of this County was Miss Margaret C. Madder, who lived in Liberty Township. She was born in 1844 began teaching when she was 12 years old, came to Danville School System during the Civil War and taught three generations or a total of 63 years with her retirement in 1919. She was 88 years old when she died.

Philanthropic Institutions

The Delong Memorial School in Washingtonville built by Frank E. Delong in 1930 and was dedicated Thanksgiving Day 1930 to the Youth of Washingtonville. The school was built at a cost of $77,000 and is situated within a 7 acre plot. It is a vocational, Junior High School and the building is modern and first proof and is of Greek-Gothic Architecture.

Mr. George Grove Keefer has for six years offered 18 Bibles and Dictionaries to be given as prizes in a County wide spelling match.