Union Township School No. 2

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a.k.a. Barker School

Quick Timeline

c1836	Union Twp No 2 school is built
1910	School rebuilt
1952	Barker School closes
c1960	School razed

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Union Township School #2 was nicknamed Barker No. 2 after William Barker who donated the land. It was situated behind (west of) an old church and in front (east) of its cemetery. destroyed 1884 flood?

Sometime around 1910 the school burned down, but it was rebuilt. This is the two-story building (shown here) most remember as Barker School.

Ferry School and Rahm School merged c1923 into Barker School [from 1926 Edmond School article] making it the first consolidated school.

The school closed after Christmas break during the 1952-3 school year, once the new Union Township School was built.

The school was torn down c1960 and only the foundation remains.

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Research notes

^{+ Show research notes} 1876 Atlas - School grid 25
1880 Atlas - School No 2 in Union Twp map
1899 Atlas - School No 2 in Union Twp map
1930s Atlas - School No 2
1931 Sigeco map - Barker