Viewbank School History

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="005c8e33.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#CCCC66" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Viewbank School History<B>   </B></FONT><A HREF="http://www.jaspercountyschools.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.jaspercountyschools.org/"><U><B>home</B></U></A><B>  </B><B>  </B><A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Viewbank"><U><B>Viewbank School</B></U></A></div> <div> Viewbank school was the first school house in Duval Township.  It was</div> <div> erected on section 1, township 29, range 33, in June, 1848, and the</div> <div> first school was taught the following winter.  Viewbank school was originally</div> <div> called "Dogtrot" school.</div> <bR> <div> The building was moved to a new location near North Fork river sometime</div> <div> after 1911.  The new location was about one mile southwest of the old location, on </div> <div> section 2, township 29, range 33.  It is assumed that the name of the school</div> <div> was changed to Viewbank at this time as the new building was located</div> <div> on the north bank of the river, however the school was still referred to as Dogtrot</div> <div> in many school photos.</div> <bR> <div> The school was closed in 1952.</div> <bR> <div> <I>Many thanks to Goldie Smith Kirk for the information on Viewbank School.</I></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>