Photo 50-ISTN-30

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This entire farm site has been gone since the 1990s, based on aerial photos and rural directories. Plat maps show the Mahon family owning this farm for over 100 years, going back to at least 1871. The Mahon children had the good fortune of living directly across the road from the optimistically named Toogood School. The short walk to school was most likely uphill both ways.

A photo of the this one-room schoolhouse from 1918 can be found here:

https://www.le-win.net/ourpages/auto/...

These photos originated from a 1918-19 Stephenson County school directory. It contained photos of each school, along with the names of teachers and school board members.

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