(Editor’s note from Ralph Terry:  In 1892, schools #1 and #3 of District #11 were designated District #11, and school #2 was designated District #14.  In 1904, a listing of the districts shows Walters School to be in District #14; in 1900, trustees of #14 were Jesse Johnson, J. R. Blackwell, and H. T. Holland; and in 1904, E. W. Gill was presiding in an election at Walters School House.  By 1909, the school district was being referred to as Blackwell.  This could have been due to a name change or a school location change.)

I do not know when the Blackwell School began, but when I went there in 1911, some of the students were Thornton, Simmons, Ream, Blackwell, Wilson, Shields, and Peeples.  At that time, it was located on the Barnes place, but is thought to have originated on land donated by W. H. Blackwell, south of Whon, close to the river.  In 1911, it was designated Common School District #14.  H. O. Freeman was the teacher at that time, he had taught at Whon.  Blackwell was consolidated with Whon in 1918.