Local history columnist Dean Karau revisits a time when Kewanee, Wethersfield shared a school
Local history columnist Dean Karau revisits a time when Kewanee, Wethersfield shared a school Star Courier Soon after the founding of the Wethersfield Colony in 1837, the settlers built a small hewn-log meeting house on the northeast corner of Tenney and Church Streets. In 1839, the Colony opened the first school with a single teacher in the meeting house. Early teachers included Miss Stewart, Miss Dorr, Mr. Keeler, and C. C. Blish. The seats were slabs four to eight feet long, with legs made of wooden pins driven into augur holes, and no backs to the seats. Younger students sat on the seat...
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