Schools of the Iowa Hill Divide: The Iowa Hill Divide Volume 1

By Robin Yonash

(Note: a second edition of this book is available.) The history of the Iowa Hill Divide in Placer County, California begins in 1850 with the Gold Rush, even before California became a state. The first school on the Divide opened in 1854, and others soon followed. This book documents the rich history of these schools and includes: * Histories and maps of the six school districts on the Divide: Iowa Hill, Wisconsin Hill, Monona Flat, Red Point (Humbug), Damascus, and Prospect Hill * History of each of the five school buildings in Iowa Hill, including the solar-powered school * Complete lists of students, teachers, and enrollment for every year the school was open from 1926 until it closed in 2010, along with two of the four Independent Study years * Extensive historical lists of students, teachers, and enrollment back to the gold rush era * Biographies of selected students, teachers, and administrators * Numerous photographs, some published for the first time, plus maps and other illustrations * Chronology of the schools on the Divide Proceeds benefit the Iowa Hill Community Club

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1515310647
• ISBN13: 9781515310648
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"