Jackson Hall School

A number of 19th-century schools are still standing these days, and one of those is the Jackson Hall School. Located on Jackson Hall Road, a short distance from Cowentown, this school was built in 1870.

The second floor was used as a Sunday School and a community meeting room. The first floor contained a large classroom, a coal bin, and a vestibule where wraps and a water bucket were kept.

Miss Libbie M. Hayes taught here for 27 years. Other teachers were Ruth A Tuft; Helen Hasson; Emma Henderson; May West; Bertha Biddle; Edith Robinson; Nora Finley; Evelyn T. Kimble; Ethel Reynolds and Etta Bouchelle.¹

As autumn arrived in 1945, the doors at the old schoolhouse didn’t reopen and the classroom was silent. The last teacher, Miss Sadie E. Savanaugh, had been transferred to the Principio Furnace School to serve as the principal.²,³

The Board of Education advertised the school for sale on January 30, 1946. In a public auction, Patrick Morgan purchased the parcel as it adjoined his land.⁴

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Endnotes

1. Howard, E. A., Cecil County Maryland Public Schools, 1850 – 1958[↩]
2. Teacher Resignations and Appointments, Midland Journal, Aug. 24, 1945[↩]
3. Sale of School Properties, Midland Journjal, Jan 25, 1946[↩]
4. School Buildings Sold, Midland Journal, Feb. 8, 1946[↩]