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| Schools of the Town of Independence Allegany County, NY |
| thanks to Connie Washburn for obtaining this copy of the old District 4 School; |
Names of People in picture above: (L-R) Anson Richmond, Wilford (Bill) Perry, Mary Webb, Gerald Graves, Eva Richmond Smith, Lester Harris, Lucille Ainsworth,
Gladys Goodridge, Alton Scribner, Loretta Perry Neary, Anna Blowers (Teacher), Agnes Graves Asbell, Ella Webb and ?unknown.
According to information furnished, the old District School was located at bottom of Harris Road near intersection of Cryder Creek Road. It was moved many years ago to
Wellsville on the Gypsy Lane Road and is a most attractive home. Below is as it looks today.......
Above, former District #4 Schoolhouse, Town of Independence. |
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 Cryder Creek School, 1927.
In Pic are:
Bernice Tait, Mary Harris, Mack Clark, Leo Peet, Robert Kellogg, Robert Teater, Margaruite Clark, Monica Wilson, and Homer Easton
Photo submitted by Linda Cline Smith.
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Below, District #3 School - Spring Mills, NY
According to a map published by W. B. Thrall Map & Survey Co of Perry, NY, in 1929,
The Spring Mills School was District #3 school in Town of Independence at an elevation of 2090.
Thanks to Linda Smith, below is a 1910 Souvenir with listing of students. |
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In preparing to publish the above listing of students I read the list several times and finally realized that my wife's Grandfather is in the list, though badly spelled! Lewis Scoville is undoubtedly the correct spelling of the displayed Lewice
Sovocool.....?
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