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This is a 2 page LO that I did of a place important to my husbands history. His grandma actually grew up in this place and went to school in this school house. Our family takes trips to this place during special occasions, and for family reunions. There is a ranch house close by that we all sleep in. The journaling is taken from a plaque that stands in front of the school house and reads:
Inhabitants began arriving in this remote area of northern Arizona around 1917 with dreams of starting their own ranch. The settlers named Mount Trumbull after a nearby mountain. Each homesteader received 640 acres of land for raising livestock. Residents grew corn, beans, wheat, squash and other crops for the table and to sell at market. Travel to and from town was by horse and wagon until the early 20’s. Mount Trumbull and the surrounding area grew slowly to a peak population of 200-250 in the 1930’s.
Beginning soon after, a change in the climate made dry land farming more and more difficult. Most residents changed to raising sheep or cattle after passage of the Taylor Grazing act of 1934. Gradually, people moved out of Mount Trumbull. The last full-time resident left in 1984.
Townspeople completed the Mount Trumbull School in 1922. This was the second school at this location. The first quickly became too small and was moved to make room for this building. Lumber for the school was cut and dragged by horse drawn wagon down the Old Slide Road. The road was so steep that workers had to tie down the wagon’s wheels and skid it down the incline.
In addition to education, the building acted as a town hall, church and dance hall. People would come from miles around to attend the dances. Music by local musicians playing whatever instruments were available at the time filled the valley.
For many students, the schooling they received here was their only education. The school bell rang for the last time in 1968 when the number of pupils became too few to keep a teacher.
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