Oak Grove School

Oak Grove School was a one-room schoolhouse located in Madison Township in the northeast corner on the Scioto/Jackson County line. 

In 1903 the school housed 35 students.  The school year lasted 7 months.  The teacher earned $35 per month. 

The school closed in 1939.

 NEWSPAPER ARTICLES MENTIONING THE SCHOOL

The Portsmouth Times, January 1, 1910, p. 10

The Portsmouth Times, April 22, 1916, p. 4

 The Portsmouth Daily Times, December 9, 1916, p. 2

The Portsmouth Daily Times, January 1, 1917, p. 5

The Portsmouth Daily Times, February 3, 1917, p. 5

The Portsmouth Daily Times, February 28, 1917, p. 9

The Portsmouth Times, July 30, 1930, p. 1

The Portsmouth Times, May 16, 1937, p. 48

Former teachers and principals

Will G. Gahm
Charles Dickinson
Alma E. Smith
E. E. Shoemaker
Ethel M. Lansing
E. V. Bowers
Lina Kronk