The Settlement School
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This is the second Settlement School. The first school was built in 1892 and the school district was known as “Little Italy”. In 1921 the school burned to the ground and was replaced by the new brick school in 1923. The school closed in 1939 and was renovated by the Knights of Columbus in 1997. Today it is used as a community center. Courtesy of Mary Garrison.
This file appears in: The Italian Settlement: The Settlement
The Italian Settlement: The Settlement
During 1890 to 1892 several Italian men came to the Priest River area to work on the Great Northern Railroad. Shortly after arriving they found the area just east of Priest River was ideal for…