1893

1893: Two-Story school erected in Magnolia, followed after church
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical Society
December 01, 2020
The following appeared in The Rose History in 1911. Rock County Village (continued from 11-25-20 edition of the Star Herald.) School A completely equipped, nine grade school is maintained in Magnolia. It is conducted in a two-story building, erected in 1893 at a cost of several thousand dollars. Before that year the site was occupied by a small district school house, in which a…
1893: HIlls School district organized into five sections
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical Society
July 07, 2020
The following appeared in The Rose History in 1911. Rock County Village of Hills continued from 7-02-20 edition of the Star Herald. Since Hills has become an incorporated town, its growth has been steady. Over $30,000 were expended on building improvements in 1904. The state census of 1905 gave the town a population of 320. In 1908 the building improvements footed up over $15,000 and…

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