Adams Township Schools


Oak Grove School

Students at Oak Grove School Adams Township, Muskingum County, Ohio. Date of photo is before July 1902 as the Teacher Will Ross was drowned during a violent rainstorm 2 July 1902.

L-R Back Row
1 Meady Vinsel, 2 Alice Wilcox, 3 Harry Johnson, 4 Mayme Darner, 5 Jay Hawk,
6 Grace Hanks, 7 Alta Hawk 8 Day Foster, 9 Harry Matchett, 10 Will Ross "Teacher",
11 Arthur Vinsel, 12 Ed Keyes, 13 Firman Hogue, 14, Elmer Ross,
15 Alvin Hogue, 16 Willie Darner, 17 Georgie Nash, 18 Bert Wilcox,
19 Effie Hawk, 20 John Mock, 21 Dwight Hanks, 22_________23 Ray Mock, 24
Chris Aler, 25 Walter Johnson, Blur, Will Swank, 26 Roy Swank, 27, Eddie Nash,
28 Bessie McVicker, 29 Carrie Hogue, 30 Anna Hawk, 31 Mable Hanks,
32 Ralph Johnson, 33 Anna Aler, 34 Cleo Vinsel

Contributed by Dug Kreis


Young America School DIstrict

The building above was erected in 1875 and closed in 1933. The building was moved to Adamsville, Ohio, where it is now used as a warehouse for the Merriam Roofing Company.

Contributed by Dug Kreis




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