Schools
Original Franklin School-1820?
Franklin School, Amity, Pa. West Bethlehem twp. Little Creek Road. Postcard 1941.
West Bethlehem township had five other schools: Highland Ridge School, Wherry School, Barr's School, Ulery School, Sowers School. All were one-room schools. And West Zollarsville school, currently the Marianna Community Public Library and Twp office, was a multi-room school.
Franklin school no longer stands. As told from an elderly resident, many kids had to walk a mile to get to the school. All 8 grades went to Franklin school, some classes had 6 students. Most people in the area were poor.
Students had to carry drinking water from a farm; the teacher would send the boys to get water in a five-gallon can. The coal shanty is on the left. An outhouse was behind the school under the big oak tree that still sits there today in 2018. Franklin cemetery is next to the coal shanty.
Franklin School-1948 Mary Iams only girl in front-1st grade. Rosemary Phillips in front of teacher.
When Franklin closed, the Cianci family made a home in the school. It later burned.
November 1926-From right to left: Sam H. Smith, H. P Phillips, G Phillips. All builders. Other builders were Abe Smith and Dan Smith (son). The new Franklin school.
Dec 28th, 1888 -The Daily Republican (Monongahela, Pa.)
Miss White used to teach 3rd grade here. Eventually White left to teach at the yellow-brick school (no longer there) in the twp next to the library. It is known now as the grange hall and used to have church meetings in (Brethren church).
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Builders of Wherry school Joe-and others. Built in 1823 (?).
Barr Run School Reunion
Barr Run School Builders Joe Phillips and John Smith
Highland Ridge School House, Post card.
Highland Ridge. Year unknown.
Marianna Borough school 1910-1911 Grace Iams (right) Principal. Martha Taggart-1st grade teacher.
1949 September
Schoolhouses (S.H.) in West Beth (blue area)
Year?
Highland School
1919 and 1920 West Bethlehem High School
West Bethlehem High School. Class of 1922. Charlene Ames, Dorothy Richards, Iva Metzler, Elsie White, Margaret Butler, Lilly Charles, Joe Hecht, Nellie Bennett, Helen Hazlett, Mary Barr
West Bethlehem High School
ULERY SCHOOL-Mrs. Piatt was a teacher for students 1st thru 5th. Mrs. Stewart was a teacher for 6th grade. Many kids walked to school who lived nearby.
Missing here are photos of Ulery School, Sower's school, West Zollarsville School, and the more modern, yet gone, West Bethlehem Township middle school and high school.
