In the fall and winter of 1842
and 1843, Jeremiah Stover taught in the first regular schoolhouse built
in the county. This was in the south part of what is now Pleasant
Valley Township, on the bank of Buck Creek, in the southwest quarter of
section 36. The school was located on the claim of James Walker and was
known as the "Walker School House". Thirteen pupils attended, the price
of tuition being $1.50 for the three-month term. The patrons furnished
the wood, but the teacher had to cut it and make his own fire.
Source: Johnson County History, Iowa by the Iowa Writers' Program, Chap. 10, pg. 68
Pleasant Valley Township School Houses
# 1 Oakdale in Section 35
# 2 Tiffin
# 3 Oak Hill in Section 30
# 4 Sand Hill in Section 28
# 5 ? in Section 23
#6 ? in Section 31
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SEE ALSO...
Pleasant Valley Township School House News
Pleasant Valley Township School Teachers
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School District Maps in 2009
(click images to enlarge)
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Map credit: Johnson County Auditor
Data gathered as a result of the Johnson County Schools Project
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