Our Story in Pictures: Cass County's Integrated Schools

Calvin Township:  Brownsville School #1, 1932-33 school year.  

Calvin Township: Bulhand School #5,  class of 1908.

Calvin Township:  Bulhand School #5, class photo with class list 1908.

Calvin Township:  Calvin Center #4.

Calvin Center School, Calvin #4 once stood west of the intersection of Mount Zion Street and Calvin Center Road on the north side of the street with the front door facing south.  All that remains is a field stone foundation.  Calvin Center is listed in the 1860 and the 1872 Cass County plat maps, but the 1860 plat shows the location on the south side of the road

Calvin Township:  Calvin Center #4, 1950

Calvin Center:  East School #6, 1897.

East School, Calvin #6 Fractional stood on the north side of Brownsville Road a quarter mile west of Lewis Lake Road.  No evidence remains of the exact location.  The surrounding area is now residential with a small church nearby.  East School is listed in the 1860 and 1872 plat maps, but the 1860 plat shows it north about a quarter mile across from a cemetery.

Calvin Township:  East School # 6, 1897, close up. 

Calvin Township:  East School #6.

Calvin Township:  Long School #8, 1894.

Long School stood at the southeast corner of Brownsville Road and Calvin Center Road.  A home occupies the site now.  In 1912-13, the school sat atop a fairly steep hill very popular in winter for sledding.  Long School is listed in the 1860 and 1872 Cass County plat maps, but the 1860 plat shows the school to be on the corner north of the 1872 location put

Calvin Township:  Long School #8, 1933.

Calvin Township:  Mount Zion #9, ca. 1915.

Mount Zion, Calvin #9  was located at 16984 Mount Zion Street.  It is listed in the 1860  Cass County plat in section 24.  The 1914 Cass County plat shows a school on the north side of Mount Zion Street just east of Kessington Road.  Surrounding property owner was Elick Akens.  The school closed in 1940.  A small home currently occupies the property.

Willow Pond, Calvin Center, ca 1910.

Willow Pond #3 was located at the intersection of Hawks Street and Kessington Road.  It operated until 1945.  It is no longer standing.  

Calvin Township:  Willow Pond #3.

Calvin Township:  Willow Pond #3, ca. 1910.  Recess time! 

Jefferson Township:  Red Brick #3, 1948-49.   

Marcellus Township:  School unknown.  ca. 1900-1910.

 Penn Township:  Fish Lake #9, 1946-47. 

 Penn Township:  Vandalia Graded, #4, 1912. 

 Pokagon Township:  Sumnerville, 1904 

Pokagon Township:  Peavine #5, 1892.   

Porter Township:  White #4.

White School, Porter #4 is located on the corner of Birch Road and Cannaday Street.  It was in session from 1856-1941.  It is now a residence.

Porter Township:  White #1.

Porter Township:  Williamsville #13, 1893.

Williamsville, Porter #13 was located on the south west corner of Main and South Street.  It is no longer standing.  

Porter Township:  Williamsville #13.

Volinia Township:  Thompson Corners #7.

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