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PLATTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA SCHOOLS
HUMPHREY TOWNSHIP


NOTE: Approximate locations of the Humphrey Township school districts can be found on the standard township map. Humphrey Township is located in Township 20 North, Range 1 West (T20N, R1W). Section numbers (S) are given as a reference point only and are as found in the 1899 Atlas. In some cases, the buildings were moved or a new building constructed nearby which may have resulted in the school locating in a different section.
District No. 19 (S8, T20N, R1W) - "Tracy Valley School" was organized January 10, 1872

Early teachers:

Early board members:

District was dissolved July 27, 1959.


District No. 49 (S34, T20N, R1W) - Organized July 13, 1876

According to the March 5, 1886 Columbus Democrat, during February there were 23 pupils enrolled with an average daily attendance of 18. Robert O'Brien, Teacher.

Early teacher: George Evans (1901/1902)

Early board members:

District was dissolved July 6, 1959.


District No. 53 (S10, T20N, R1W) - "Maple Grove School" was organized February 23, 1878, and first held in a sod school house, which was destroyed by fire in 1880.

Early teachers:

Early board members:

District was dissolved June 21, 1960.


Humphrey St. Francis - The decision was made on October 10, 1883 to build a parochial school. Permission had already been given to collect money for that purpose and excavations were begun on December 17, with Frank Brockhaus in charge. The first school was a two-story brick veneer structure and was so arranged that the Sisters also used it as a residence. It was completed in less than a year, and was dedicated on November 2, 1884, and occupied at once. St. Francis High School opened in 1909.

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