Hebron Grade School

Schools

The Hebron School was built in the 1850s. It was a substantial building made of stone. There was a cupola built atop the building with a rope extending downward inside so the bell could be rung. We do not know how long the bell was in existence or what happened to it. It was, as was typical for the time, a one room school. One teacher taught all classes within its confines. In 1940 the teacher was Miss Cynthia Pendleton and she looked over 40 students. Four of these students traveled by bus and the rest walked to and from school. In May, one student graduated from the eighth grade. Eighth grade was as far as the little one room schoolhouse could take you.

Harry Lemen, photographer

"They Say and Do in the Country" by Charles Heberhart. 4-25-1940.

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Photograph taken with Eastman-Kodak Brownie Camera No. 2C model A, using No. 130 film. Resulting negative (2.875in x 4.875in) scanned at 1200 DPI using a Microtek ScanMaker 9800XL. Online jpeg image file saved at 72 DPI 800 to 1000 pixels on long edge.

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