"Edgerton School actually started in a house on Edgerton Street at the bottom of Kingston Street Hill in the late 1800's. In 1919 building construction began on the same site where the school sits today. Although not completely finished, the school opened in 1921. It was finished by the end of that year."
Recollections by Mary (Svendsen) Loritz (former Edgerton student & chair of April, 1995 Edgerton Alumni Committee)
"Now, over 100 years later, Edgerton School begins another new school year! Edgerton's scholars are Hispanic, African American, American Indian, Asian or Pacific Islander, and Caucasian. Although the enrollment and costs for everything have changed, there remain some things that have stayed the same. The community and the school district remain committed to this neighborhood school."
Reflections by John Ahern (former Edgerton principal and the 2005 Minnesota National Distinguished Principal, a recognition and honor of exemplary principals from the National Association of Elementary School Principals)
" Edgerton was a four classroom schoolhouse when I attended with all classrooms located on the second floor. In the new half of the building the first and second grades were taught by Ms. Weygant in the southwest corner classroom and the third and fourth grades were taught by Ms. Chase in the southeast corner classroom."
Reflections by Donald H. Zuercher, (former Edgerton Student)
"School District # 1, called the Edgerton School, since it was located on Edgerton Street, was not much bigger than my first school, but it was made of stone blocks, not wood. And the same type of jacketed stove burned coal instead of wood."
Taken from Chapter Six of From Woodstoves to Astronauts: An autobiography of Alice Olson The Croixside Press, 1977. (Description of Edgerton School 1916-1918)
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