A SCRAPBOOK OF
SCHOOLHOUSES IN PERRY COUNTY
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Besides creating the wonderful and
informative manuscript on the Early & Later Schools in Perry
County, Margie Becker has also compiled a series of books, A Scrapbook
of Schoolhouses in Perry County. Volumes I-IV have been
published already and the remaining two volumes will hopefully be
available soon. Below is a summary of what you can find in these
books. If you would like to purchase any of these volumes, please
contact the Perry Historians
Library.
Volume I
Greenwood Township-
St. Michaels; Hart's Mill; Brandt's; Gilfillen's; Reward; Beaver's;
Wright's; Bonsall's; Casner's; Rope Ferry; Ferrell's; Mitchells Gap; Green
Grove; Wardville and Juniata.
Liverpool Borough-
Log Schoolhouse; Pine Street; One Room and Frame; Locust Street;
Liverpool High School.
Liverpool Township-
Township; Coutler's; Grubb's; Centerville; Dry Sawmill; Barner's;
Whitmer's; Lebkicher's; and Oak Grove.
Millerstown Borough-
Grove Street; School on River; Edge of Millerstown; High Street;
Juniata Valley Normal School; School Street; Greenwood High School and New
Elementary School.
Tuscarora Township-
Narrow's School; Sugar Run; Oak Vale; Mt. Pleasant; Kerr's; Locust
Grove; Black's; River; and Lyon's.
Volume II
Buffalo Township-
Baird's Schoolhouse; Buck's Schoolhouse; Center; Montgomery's Ferry;
Mt. Patrick; Hunter's Log; Charles'; Hunter's; and Huggins'.
Howe Township-
Early Schools; Kumbler's; William Howe's; Patterson's; Kraft's;
Abraham Howe's; Miller's; and Red Hill.
Miller Township-
Caroline Furnance; Bailey's; Watt's; Pine Grove; and Mahanoy.
Juniata Township-
Lower Ridge; Marklesville; Marklesville Academy; Milford; Oak Hall;
Duane Academy; Center, Eight Square; Walnut Grove and Upper Ridge.
Newport-
Low's; Reider's; Clouser's; The Barracks; Old Brick; Lower School; Old
Fourth Street; Chinese Laundry; New Fourth Street; Fifth Street; Newport
High School;Elementary Sixty St.; and Perry Christian Academy.
Volume III
Duncannon-
Union Schoolhouse; Young's Church; High Street; Brick Schoolhouse; The
Susquehanna Institute; The Duncannon Academy; Knights of Pythias Hall;
Church and Frame Annex; and Duncannon High School.
New Buffalo Township-
Hill Cemetery; and New Buffalo
Watts Township-
McAlister's; Center; Livingston's; and Mountain School.
Wheatfield Township-
School at Young's Mill; Fio Forge; Cherry Grove; Montebello Furnace;
Center; Fairview; Sulphur Springs; and Pennel's.
Rye Township-
Grier's Point; Keystone; Oak Grove; Glenvale; and Slate Hill.
Marysville-
Susquehanna; River Bank; Main Street; Lincoln Street; Maple Avenue and
Sylvan Street-Marysville High School.
Penn Township-
The First Academy; Lower Duncannon Log; Lower Duncannon; Middle Cove;
Lower Cove; Upper Cove; Michener's; Hickory Grove; Mt. Pleasant;
Baskinsville Log; Baskinsville; Fritz Avenue; Penn Township; Susquenita
High School; and Elementary School.
Volume IV-
Bloomfield-
Barnett's School; High Street School; White Schoolhouse; Two-Story
High Street; New Bloomfield High School; Bloomfield Center Elementary;
Perry Joint High School; West Perry Junior High; Capital Area Intermediate
Unit; McPherson Kindergarten.
Centre Township-
Center School; Laurel Grove; Juniata Furnace; Airy View; Comp's;
Jericho; Perry Furnace; Okefinoke; Markel's; Mannsville; Pine Grove and
Teacher's Picnic.
Carroll Township-
Sutch's; Wolf's; Smiley's; Hair's; Shermandale; Airy View; McCaskey's;
Pleasant Grove; Lackey's; Sandy Hollow; McCord's; Bernhill's; Kirkpatrick;
Shortess'; Pine Hill; Huston's; Narrows; Fox Hollow; and Carroll
Elementary.
ACADEMY-
Bloomfield Academy; Philomanthian Society; Carson Long Institute; and
Camp Carson.
Volume V-
Reportedly will contain: Spring Township; Saville Township;
Ickesburg; Landisburg; Loysville; Tyrone Township and Tressler Orphan
Home.
Volume VI-
Reportedly will contain: Madison, Northeast and SouthWest;
Jackson Township; Toboyne Township; Blain and New Germantown.
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