VICKSBURG, MI HISTORY
VICKSBURG SCHOOLS PAGE 2
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Vicksburg Public School: This photo post card was published by O. B. Dunning from a hand-colored photo by William Koons. |
Property of the Vicksburg Historical Society
Note: the Strong School that has been restored as part of the Historic Village and is featured on its own STRONG SCHOOL page. |
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By 1908, Vicksburg�s old school building on Maple Street was bursting at the seams, and it was decided to look for a site for a newer and larger building. A site on Kalamazoo Avenue
was chosen and village residents voted to approve the construction of a new
school, not to exceed $25,000 in cost. Construction was finished in 1909. This
building served as an elementary, junior high and high school until 1952 when a
separate building was built for use as a high school on Highway street.
Vicksburg Community Schools currently uses the structure as an administration
building. |
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Vicksburg High School, 1908
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Vicksburg High School Dramatics Club, 1941
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Vicksburg High School Girls Basketball Team, 1941
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Vicksburg High School Juniors, 1937
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Vicksburg High School Seniors, 1941
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Vicksburg High School Sophomores, 1938
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Vicksburg High School Tennis Players, 1930's
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Vicksburg High School Women's Basketball team, Kalamazoo County Champions, 1911 |
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Vicksburg School students with teacher Marian Merrill, mid-1930's |
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Pavilion District no. 5, Briggs School, 1917
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Pavilion District no. 8, 1917
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Pavilion District no. 8, students, 1937
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The Kalamazoo Public Library has the following Vicksburg schools photographs from 1885
http://www.kpl.gov/history/vfile/kvm/03_0227.jpg
http://www.kpl.gov/history/vfile/kvm/03_0226.jpg
http://www.kpl.gov/history/vfile/kvm/03_0225.jpg
Kalamazoo
County USGenWeb Site
