Thanks to Denny for sending this 1921 photo of the students at Stringtown School. Stringtown School No.8 was located in Dublin Township, Mercer County, Ohio, a couple miles south of Rockford.
It appears this photo is an old postcard with the names of the students written on the back.
1921 Stringtown School students, Dublin Township, Mercer County, Ohio.
Front row:
Fritz Zizelman, Gail Beougher, Rich Zizelman, Lew Williams, Theodore Koeppel, Cordier Hiles, Ford Koeppel.
Second row:
Elie Koeppel, Hattie Koeppel, Vernon Hole, Mary Hiles, Opal Beougher, Florence Beougher, Inez Hole, Fannie Hiles, Harry Beougher, John Williams.
Third row:
George Maier [?], Mabel Williams, Opal Dietrich, Lowell Frysinger, Koester Hole, Albert Zizelman.
It appears that Lowell Frysinger was the teacher.
A few of those names are familiar to me.
It looks like the students were ready to play ball. Several students have baseball gloves, one has a bat, and another has a baseball.
I do not know much about Stringtown School or how the name Stringtown originated. The school was located on the corner of State Route 707 and Lombard Road, about a mile east of State Route 118, on the southwest corner of Section 27. Otterbein/Stringtown Church was located about a half mile west of the school, in Section 28. Both were on the north side of 707.
What a nice photo! Perhaps someone knows more about Stringtown School.
