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Fremont Township

The First Schools



The first school was kept by Jerry Stover in 1842 on the farm (in 1882) owned by John Crane. He had thirteen pupils; they paid $1.50 each and furnished fuel for a three month term. The school house stood just over the line in Pleasant Valley township. It was a log house 16’x16’; six and a half feet high; split logs for flooring; roof and door made of clapboards, no windows; big open fireplace, with chimney built of mud and sticks. Light came down the chimney and in through cracks or holes between logs; for seats the flat side of split logs supported on pins in the wall or on pin legs. The first school house was built by the joint labor of the neighbors.

Source: History of Johnson County 1836-1882, pg. 713

Lone Tree

The town has a fine school building which was erected during the summer of 1877 at a cost of about $1,800, besides the seating. The upper room is used for township purposes.

Source: History of Johnson County 1836-1882, pg. 709

Center School House
When the Rural School House known as the Center School (one mile south of Lone Tree) was wrecked recently, its age was revealed. Under the paint and siding, the name of the builder was recorded as Enoch T. Trimble, carpenter and jointer. The year of construction was given as 1883.
When the blackboards were recovered, a notation was found to the effect that this was the second set -  installed in 1912 by Jess Baker of Lone Tree (who later resided in Iowa City). (Source: Iowa City Press-Citizen, 19 Aug 1961, pg. 5)

Fremont Township School Houses

# 1   River Junction in Section 8
# 2   Hinkley in Section 4
# 3   Palestine in Section 19
# 4   Potter in Section 35
# 5   King in Section 29
# 6   Center in Section 22
# 7   Mumm? in Section 2
# 8   Carel/Pleasant Plain in Section 24
# 9   Shaw in Section 28






School District Maps in 2009
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Map credit:  Johnson County Auditor

Data gathered as a result of the Johnson County Schools Project