Schuylkill township school board

A deed from 1856 states that John Acker was the president and Henry Dyer Secretary of the School Board of the School Directors of Schuylkill township¹.

Pawlings Road school

The land for this school was purchased by Joseph B. Pennypacker, James Coffez, & Thomas Rossiter, the trustees, in 1834². It was 28.6 perches in area. The school is on the 1851, 1873, and 1883 maps.

Society’s Old School

In 1808 Jacob Hawk and Isaac Anderson sold a tract of 42 perches to trustees for a school³. The trustees were Matthias Pennypacker, Peter Supplee, Benjamin Boyer, John Hawk, Edward Anderson, Frederick Rapp, and John Davis. The school is on the 1851 and 1873 maps.

Township Line Road school

This school was located on the corner of Pot House and Township Line roads. The school is on the 1851 map. The land for the school was purchased from Daniel & Margaret High in 1829 but the deed was not recorded. The land and building was sold to Simeon Buzzard in 1856¹.

Valley Forge School

In 1836 John and Sarah Workizer sold 40 perches of land to the Schuylkill township school board⁴ on the north side of the Phildelphia road. The school is on the 1851 map. The school burnt down (date unknown). In 1921 the tract was sold to Frank and Kate Bode.

In 1869 Matthew and Susanna Ross sold 1 acre of land to the Schuylkill township school board⁵ located on the south side of the Diamond Rock road. The school is on Breou’s 1883 map.

Chrisman’s School House

On Pot House road on the 1873 map. The one acre of land for the school was purchased from Henry and Elizabeth Chrisman in 1856⁶.

Nutt’s Road School

The one acre of land for the school was purchased from Susan Justin in 1870⁷. The school is on Breou’s Map of 1883.

References

1. Chester County deed D6-419
2. deed R4-689
3. deed C3-50.
4. deed R4-686.
5. deed X7-332
6. deed C6-497.
7. deed X7-492.