Schools In Keystone Area

At one time, there were many different schools in what is now the Keystone School District. Here is information about a few of them.

	Built in 1877, Edenburg School was the first in the borough of Knox. The building was used until 1923. It was a four-room school that had two more rooms added in 1897. A four year high school was started that year.
click to enlarge Photo courtesy Clarion County Historical Society
Central School, also known as Slamsburg School, was built in the 1930's and located near Wentling's Corners. Children attended this school until eighth grade and then transferred to White Memorial.	click to enlarge Photo courtesy of Evelyn Elder
	Mt. Joy School was a one-room schoolhouse that children could attend from first to twelfth grade. It was located on the ridge above Canoe Ripple. Today it is replaced by Mt. Joy Church.
click to enlarge Photo courtesy of Clarion County Historical Society
The Blair's Corners School was constructed before 1914. Children went to this one-room schoolhouse from first to eight grade.	click to enlarge Photo courtesy of the Clarion County Historical Society
	The Wentling's Corners Church School was located near the center of Wentling's Corners. Children attended this school until eighth grade, and then, like the children from Central, went to White Memorial for grades nine through twelve. The Wentling's Corners Community Hall now stands on the site.
click to enlarge Photo courtesy Scott Apel
Ashland School was constructed before 1950 in Kossuth, Pennsylvania. Most of the children who attended Ashland School were from farms and rural areas. This school was torn down in 1996 to make way for Weaver's car lot.	click to enlarge Photo courtesy Keystone High School
	White Memorial School was located on Mendenhall Avenue in Knox, Pennsylvania. It was donated to the Edenburg School Board by Mrs. Daniel White in memory of her husband and son. This school was used as a high school until 1956 when it became one of the five elementary schools in the district.
click to enlarge Photo courtesy Clarion County Historical Society
Salem School was built in Lamartine in 1880. This two-story building located on Community Road, is now being renovated into a day care center for people in the community.	click to enlarge Photo courtesy of Keystone High School
	Opened in 1956 on Beatty Ave. in Knox, Keystone Joint High School was built to replace White Memorial as the high school in the district. It is still in use today as Keystone Jr. Sr. High School.
click to enlarge Photo Courtesy Keystone High School

Davis' History of Public Schools in Clarion County, Published 1887
Linda Lewis
Gale O'Neil
Clyde O'Neil
Nellie Myers O'Neil
Mildred Fleming
Clarion County Historical Society

Schools In Keystone Area By: Melissa N.

Schools In Keystone Area
By: Melissa N.