Mr. Webster of Georgia City called on us last week. His school commenced
last Monday. He expects to introduce White's Arithmetic, at least in part, into
his school.
Source: The Carthage Banner, October 19, 1871
Georgia City District
Jacob Myers, J. M. Woolomes and Thomas Enos, directors; Miss Sue Gray, teacher. Term of five
months began September 20th. District enumeration 103, enrollment over fifteen years of age 8,
total 50, present 20. Building second-class and furniture first-class. Seating capacity 50. Miss Gray
has taught eleven terms in the county and is now teaching her third term in this district. An exercise
in phonetic spelling witnessed showed that the pupils had been patiently and thoroughly drilled in
orthoepy which, though essential and interesting, is overlooked In some of our schools. The district
is the owner of a large and well bound bible, the only one I believe, owned by any district of the county.
Georgia City pays her teachers liberally and invariably had good schools.
1878 Jasper County School Report by S. A. Underwood
A History of Jasper County, Missouri and Its People, Volume 1, page 106, pub. 1912,
by Joel Thomas Livingston.
Georgia City No More
Georgia City, in the northwest part of Jasper county, yesterday was wiped off the map--not by fire, storm
or flood--but by a brief order of the county court granting a petition presented by Mrs. Lottie Guinn Young
asking that the streets and alleys of the platted village be vacted and the land formally returned to farm
acreage.
Georgia City, platted March 23, 1868, by the late John C. Guinn, at one time was a thriving country trading
point with two stores and a blacksmith shop. A school stood there and as officials best coule recall today
there at one time was a post office at that point. However, with the advent of the motor car the need for the
trading village passed and some years ago the school which had been a center of activities was consolidated
with Asbury district and the school moved.
It was following this that Mr. Guinn, objecting to certain features of the consolidation which wiped out the
school, moved to south of Carthage, thus withdrawing the tax support which his large personal tax assement
previously had given the district.
Mr. Guinn's removal was the final death blow to the small village and only the wreckage of some of the former
buildings now remain. The land around the city belongs to Mrs. Young who inherited it from her father's estate.
The Carthage Evening Press, 11 Feb 1930, page 1, column 3.
Article contributed courtesty of Bob King.
