Jefferson No. 6

Official School Name
Jefferson No. 6
Parochial School Name
Hiawatha School
County
Ringgold County
When Built
Between 1875 and 1900
When Closed
Between 1930 and 1955

Jefferson No. 6 was sold at a public auction alongside a handful of other local schoolhouses on September 26, 1955. After the sale, the school was moved to land in section 14, just north of its original corner in section 24.

Photo credit: The first photo was originally uploaded to IAGenWeb by Sharon R. Becker, courtesy of the Mount Ayr Depot Museum. The second photo was taken by Mike Avitt in 2006 and uploaded to IAGenWeb by Sharon R. Becker.