The schoolhouse cost $1,135 plus $25 for extra work.
The builder was W.
V Doyle.
Julia Rogers was the first teacher, and her salary was $55 per month.
The school closed after the 1942-1943 school year. Eva Gibson was the last teacher. She was paid $90 per month. A list of all the teachers in chronological order is here. The schoolhouse has been used periodically for field trips from area schools. GALENA HISTORY A Frenchman visits Galena in 1883 The Sitting Bull Mine Death of Phillip Garvey Galena map, 1886 Galena map, 1890s Galena map, 1920s SOUTH DAKOTA HISTORY List of books on South Dakota and Black Hills |
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