Map of the Location of the
Alpine Township Schools, 21 January 1885
Drawn by Hiram J. Chambers
Photo of Hiram Chambers as a young man below.
Schoolhouses in Alpine Township
(From 1881 Chapman's History of Kent County, Pg. 560-561)
|
DIST |
NO. CHILDREN |
BLDG |
VALUE |
NO. TEACHERS |
T-SALARY |
TOTAL EXPENSES |
1 |
51 |
frame |
$150 |
2 |
$148 |
$694.21 |
2 |
42 |
frame |
$1000 |
2 |
$183 |
$264.93 |
3 fr. |
41 |
brick |
$1300 |
3 |
$105 |
$272.09 |
4 fr. |
46 |
brick |
$1200 |
2 |
$199 |
$238.64 |
6 fr. |
39 |
frame |
$1500 |
2 |
$240 |
$302.93 |
7 fr. |
71 |
frame |
$800 |
3 |
$225 |
$464.71 |
8 |
33 |
brick |
$1200 |
2 |
$164 |
$187.99 |
10 fr. |
63 |
frame |
$500 |
2 |
$140 |
$229.32 |
11 |
47 |
frame |
$1800 |
1 |
$360 |
$742.04 |
13 fr. |
41 |
frame |
$400 |
2 |
$228 |
$296.00 |
14 fr. |
48 |
frame |
$1000 |
2 |
$122 |
$242.38 |
15 fr. |
13 |
frame |
$300 |
1 |
$128 |
$193.95 |
Hiram Chambers (11 Dec 1842-23 Jan 1915) was the son of Elihu T.
Chambers and Lydia O. Chase. Hiram never married. His siblings were
Will Chambers and Sarah (Chambers) Snyder. Both Will and Sarah taught at
the Wheeler School in Alpine Township. Elihu and Lydia, his parents, are both buried in the Alpine Center Cemetery. |
Transcriber: ES
Created: 23 Jan 2003