Fruitvale School / Country School Era in Western Placer

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Fruitvale School / Country School Era in Western Placer

Fruitvale School

Fruitvale School District, formed in 1888, bought a one and half acre site from Jeremiah and Elizabeth Fowler on which this school was built in 1889. Lewis Gage was the first teacher here. Additions to the structure were made in 1912 and 1927. The school remained open until 1946. This building continues to be an important meeting place of the community

Placer County Historical Society

1999

Country School Era in Western Placer

This historic landmark plaque is dedicated to the memory of the 13 rural public schools that played such a vital role in the educational and cultural development of young people in western Placer County before 1950.

Fruitvale School was chosen as the site for this plaque, because the building still exists (in 2005) and is still a community gathering place.

The schools (and last location):

• Gold Hill (1855-1946) - - Ridge Road/G.H. Road

• Mt. Pleasant (1853-1919) - - 3750 Mt. Pleasant

• Manzanita/Coon Creek (1857-1899) - - Manzanita

• Sheridan (1864-Present) - - 4750 H. St., Sheridan

• Fairview (1867-1900) - - Nicolaus Road/West End

• Valley View (1871-1991) - - 7755 McCourtney Road

• Central (1872-1946) - - 1200 Block, Fiddyment

• Daneville (1874-1919) - - McCourtney/Big Ben

• New Hope (1884-1919) and (1932-1938) - - Garden Bar Road at Coon Creek

• Fruitvale (1888-1946) - - 3425 Fruitvale Road