The first settlement in Beaver township in 1801 were two brothers from Westmoreland county by the names of Henry Best and Harold Best.  They selected their tract in the western part of Beaver township and built a cabin there without knowing who owned the land.

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Central School 1933-1934

Central School Now

In 1946 all one room schools in Beaver township were to be closed. Some of the schools included: 

• Jefferson City School

• Knight’s School District

• Wentling’s Corners School

• Mt. Joy School- (which was later made into a home.)             

• Central or Slambang School-(which was later built into the home of the Kribbs family)

Old Stone Church

St. Paul's Church

Churches in Beaver township included:  St. Paul’s Dutch Reformed and Dutch Lutheran Church (which was one of the first church’s built in the county).  Later, J.B. Clark bought the church and tore it down. Also included was Mt. Joy Methodist Church and the Old Stone Church-(built in 1856).

A long time ago Wentling’s Corners was somewhat the center of the community.  All of the one room school buildings and churches were located here.  For most citizens it would’ve been very convenient to have so much in a small area.  At that time it would’ve been hard to travel so far just for your children to go to school or for your family to go to church.  So if you lived near Wentling’s Corners you wouldn’t have to travel far to do everyday activities. Also, since the schools and churches were so close together it would’ve been a very social area among the people in the community. 

The information on this web page is courtesy of the book “A History of Wentling’s Corners, Blairs Corners, and Monroe” from the Knox Public Library.