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Corporate body
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Ashdown School District #4504
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Dates of existence
1930-1956
History
Ashdown School District #4504 was formed by residents of the Homestead District near Hythe in 1930 and named for the fine shite ash left behind by a forest fire. The district had no funds and could not apply for debentures because they lived mostly on unimproved land, so they decided to build a log school by volunteer labour. Soon the volunteers were back building the barn. The school opened in January 1932 with Ferne Horte as teacher. Teachers at Ashdown School included L. Phillips, P. Melrose, and P. Cranshaw. Ashdown School closed under consolidation in 1956 and students bussed to Valhalla.
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Hythe, Alberta
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South Peace Regional Archives
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Description created by TD on May 13, 2015.
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- English
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Sources
Source of historical note: Pioneer Round-up, Volume II, A Grande Education