Good Hope School No. 3Long Creek Township, Decatur County, Iowa |
| Good Hope School, Section 26, was built in 1874 and closed in 1951
with Ruby Lee Peters as the teacher. A few other teachers were: Mary Sears, Ralph Rumley, Helen Rumley (Young), Leo Boatman, Rose Lamoree, Maude Hampton, Jessie Metler, Ada and Ruby Crees, Pearl Gittinger, Leo Price, Cora Tetfer, Mae Waddell, Virginia Crawford, Louise Wagner, Edith Ball, Lela Myers, and Merna Beers. The school was sold to Horace Redman, left standing and used as a corn crib. ~ "A Century of Memories of Van Wert, Iowa: 1880 - 1980" |
| Original page created by Sharon Becker 2013; reformatted by Conni McDaniel Hall Oct 2019. |
| Schools Directory *** Decatur County IAGenWeb |