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 As early as 1914 the idea to centralize the various small schoolhouses in Scott Township, Lawrence County, with a new consolidated building was being considered. It took some time but in April 1929 the school board purchased six acres of property on the Perry Highway from the Elder estate. Later that year construction got underway on a two-story school, designed by architect W.G. Eckles, with eight classrooms and a gymnasium. The school opened for classes in September 1930. The building, known as the Scott Township Consolidated School, housed all primary grades and was also home to the Scott Township High School. (c1940) Full Size |
 A class photo from the 1940 senior class of the Scott Township High School. The fifteen seniors, led by valedictorian Thelma Woods, were graduated during a commencement exercise held at the school on Thursday, May 23, 1940. Mr. John Turner, the high school principal, is pictured at top of photo. The older students from Scott Township probably attended the “temporary” Laurel High School in Eastbrook beginning in 1955, until the new Laurel Area Junior-Senior High School opened in early 1959. Full Size |
 In early 1955, when the township joined the new Laurel Area School District, the school was redesignated as the Harlansburg Elementary School. It remained in operation until December 1978, when the new Laurel Elementary School was opened. The old school in Harlansburg was closed (as well as similar schools at Eastbrook, Hickory Heights, and Princeton) soon after. In late January 1979 it was sold for $20,000. It was remodeled into the Harlansburg Apartments and opened in the fall of 1983. The schools at Eastbrook and Hickory Heights were also converted into similar apartment buildings. (c1950) (Photo courtesy of Travis Hohmann) |
 The old Harlansburg School (as well as similar schools at Eastbrook, Hickory Heights, and Princeton) was closed soon after the new Laurel Elementary School opened for classes on December 13, 1978. In late January 1979 it was sold to David J. Smith Sr. and associates for $20,000. The building was later remodeled as the Harlansburg Apartments and reopened in the fall of 1983. The schools at Eastbrook and Hickory Heights were also converted into similar apartment buildings. (May 2012) Full Size |
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Dale Walker #
My mother Eleanor Hunt and her identical twin are pictured in the Scott Township Class of 1940. Thanks!
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