Oakford School ---1879--Early 1900s Page 28 Prior to the founding of Oakford in 1872 the community school house was l located a quarter mile southwest of the present town of Oakford, near the location of Deer Lick Tavern. In 1879-1880 the residents of Oakford erected the above two-story structure which served as the place of learning until shortly after 1900. Two more rooms were then added, and two years of high school was introduced. Next Previous Index Copyright © 2007 Jeanie Lowe & contributors All rights reserved Illinois Ancestors Home