Old School Pictures

This collection of photographs and maps could be what is called "old school," because that is what it shows, a number of old original school buildings across St. Tammany Parish. Some of the pictures have accompanying maps, but not all the maps have accompanying pictures. 

Click on the images to make them larger. Some pictures at the end of the collection have not been identified, so we call them "unknown schools" at this time. 

Abita Springs

 

Chinchuba

Covington

Covington High

Covington Rosenwald School

Evans Creek

Folsom Consolidated

Folsom Mission School Map

 Forest Glen School near Lacombe

 

Houltonville School Location

 

Indian Village School Location east of Slidell

Kahl School

Koepp School

Lacombe School back building

Lacombe School

Lee Road Consolidated School

Lewisburg School

 

Madisonville School

Mandeville

Mandeville Elementary

 

Oak Grove School

Onville School

 

Our Lady of the Lake School, Mandeville

Pearl River School 

Pilgrim's Rest School

Progress School

Ramsay School

 

Slidell High

Sun Consolidated School

Talisheek School

Union Grove School

 

Unknown Schools

Ads from 1905

Here is a variety of ads from the December 23, 1905, issue of the St. Tammany Farmer newspaper in Covington. Click on the images to make them larger. 

Dixon Academy, the forerunner to St. Paul's College, cost $15 per term.

100 years ago this week

What was going on 100 years ago this week?

CLICK HERE for a link to the St. Tammany Farmer edition of June 1, 1918. The link is provided by the Library of Congress and its Chronicling America service.

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