School Days-Turn of the 20th Century

Since the school year is quickly coming to an end, I thought I'd try to find out the history of the schools in Edgemont.

 Back in 1890, there were about 250 people living in the Edgemont area.  In 1890, there was a one room school that was located by Old Scarsdale Farm Road on Fort Hill Road.

In 1898, more people moved into the area so the School Board purchased land on Central Avenue for a two-room school house. By 1910, the population of Edgemont had doubled and a second floor was added to the school. There was no running water and bathrooms were still outside. Here's a picture of the school house which later became a fire house for the town.