Otisfield's One-Room Schoolhouses


Bell Hill School, Otisfield, ca. 1939

Bell Hill School, Otisfield, ca. 1939
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Otisfield Historical Society

Although the Bell Hill schoolhouse was in use until 1940, it never had running water or plumbing. It was heated by a stove near the rear of the building. A small entrance room served as cloakroom and washroom. A shed attached to one side of the schoolhouse contained the privies and the wood supply. It was not electrified until about 1927.

Students are: Front row, left to right, William Oberg, Mark Mills, Paul Hartson, Gordon Peaco; 2nd row, Barbara Randall, Audrey Oberg, Barbara Peaco, Olga Tikkinen; back row, Carl Tielinen, Milton Mills, Anthony Norton.

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