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Dismantling Washington High Remembered by 83-Year-Old Veteran
An elderly local veteran recalls Washington High School in detail from its early days as a small brick building to the grand Anamosa stone structure of 1891. He recounts teachers like Abbie Abbott and Emma Fordyce, student life, notable events, and memories spanning Civil War era to early 20th century, including fires, yearbooks, clubs, and performances.
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Washington High School
William A. Olmstead
Charlie Laurance
Jack Stibbs
Mr. Olmstead
Stella Clark
Alice Lounsbury
Amy Moors
Charles Billau
Mabel Cooper
Bessie Lovejoy
Jennie Hayford
Lucile Powell
Minnie Peck
Harry Bennett
Nettie Turner
Walter Morgan
Jennie Hildebrand
Jean Garrns
Clyde McMillan
Clara Ferguson
Ed Tuttle
Mae Durlin
Charles Stoddard
Sara Hrbek
John Berry
Blanche Stevens
Minnie Watt
Fannie Ure
Ed Manilaw
Hattie van Vleck
Nellie Cobden
Mary A. Robinson
Washington
Abbie S. Abbott
Wisconsin
Old Southern Hotel
Pennsylvania
Emma J. Fordyce
Mary G. McClenahan
Anna Fisher
Emma C. Tyler
Carrie M. Palmer
Mary Randall
Mary Whitlam
Arie Schmermund
Miss Abbott
M. S. Hallman
Washington High
Alaska
Mina Abbott
Bammin
Miss Witwer
Gem Witwer
Grinnell
Reveille
Grant Wood
Muriel
Arthur
Harold
Trewin
Fred “Fritz” Harper
Andrew
Cam” Sloss
Lloyd
Jack” Derflinger
Ed Kopp
A. G. Bowne