Early Henry County Schools

This is just a brief lists of some schools referenced in various Henry County histories. If you know of more, or know the names of the ones only mentioned by teacher, please EMAIL the information so we can update the listing.

GENESEO

1837 Tent school taught by Susannah Stewart, later by James Allan
1838 Frame building school on Congregational Church Lot
1846 Geneseo Manual Labor School (Geneseo Seminary School)
1856 Central School
1883 Geneseo Collegiate Institute
1883 Northwestern Normal School

KEWANEE

pre 1858   Frame School built by George A. Morse
1865         East School Room
1868         North School
1868         West School
1856         High School on line between Kewanee and Wethersfield (is this Central High School?)

ANNAWAN

1854 Annawan Village taught by William Cole

ATKINSON

c 1857 Atkinson Village school-4th building in town

HANNA TWP

1836 school at Cleveland taught by Narcissie Stewart

Henry County Schools Information

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