The Old Mark Center School, Mark Township, 1910

Many people do not realize that the little town of Mark Center that we know today was not always in that place.  The "old" Mark Center was located at the intersection of State Route 18 and Farmer-Mark Road in Sections 15,16,21 and 22 of Mark Township.  That was considered to be the geographic center of the township.  
The school house was a two story frame building that sat where now a propane gas station is.  The bottom floor was used for the elementary and the second floor for the high school.  The school did not stand alone - around it were a blacksmith shop, a grocery, a saloon, and other shops and houses.  This school was in use until 1922, when it was replaced by the brick building which was once known as the Mark Center School until it was sold.  The old school building then became a home/grocery store/ gas station until it burned around 1970.  It was the last building standing in OLD Mark Center.

Names on the back of the photo were numbered, but do not seem to label the faces in the photo.

Harold Walker, Teacher, 1910

1. Pauline Routsong

2. Marguerite Wagner

3. Lois Perry

4. Cleo Gessinger

5. Doris Courtnay

6. Maxine Routsong

7. Mildred Swaysgood

8. Opal Rohn

9. Blanche Slough

10. Carmine (?) Wheeler

11. Emma Perry

12. Asa Ensign

13. Laota Haver

14. Wanda Ensign

15. Anna Margaret Hertie

16. Audra Gilliam

17. Naoma Lovejoy

18. Gladys Perry

19. Jennie Geissinger

20. Gladys Cumming (?)

21. Blanchie Smith

22. John Arend

23. Norla (?) Arend

Numbers 23 - 28 Names on the corner were torn off/ missing

29. Harry Slough

30. Harry Haver

31. Philip Hertel

32. Clearance McCavit

33. Raymond Breininger

34. Harold Slough

35. Guy (?) Harador

36. Ford Locy

37. Charlie Arend

38. Francis Heckman

39. Bernard Arend

40. John Gillian

41. Ruth Lovejoy

Old Mark Center School, Mark Township - Two Photos

This photo is undated, but names are written on the back.

Leorah Dreher, Teacher

1. Tilla Breininger
2. Paul Dix
3. Roy Byers
4. Clarence Kissabeth
5. Charley Arend
6. Pauline Routsong
7. Ruth Lovejoy (last row, right side of woman holding child)
8. Goldie Breininger and Catherine
9. Cleo Gessinger
10. Don Dalrymple

11. Gladys Cunningham
12. Blanch Slough
13. Lois Perry
14. Ford Locy
15. Harold Slough
16. Bernard Arend
17. Guy Harader
18. Earl Hopper
19. Emma Perry
20. Marguerite Wagner

21. Doris Courtney
22. Opal Rohn
23. Maxine Routsong
24. Naoma Lovejoy
25. Carmine (?) Wheeler
26. Jessie Kissabeth
27. Mildred Swaysgood (?)
28. Clara Breininger
29. Ella Rohn
30. Johnny Grind (?)

31. E...   Larry
32. Harry Haver
33. Olin Snyder
34. Victor Leech
35. Waldo Keets
36. Blanchie Smith
37. Clarance McCavit
38. Philip Hertel
39. Billy Rohn
40. Jimmie Gessinger

41. Gladys Perry
42. "little Rohn boy"
43. Helen Lang
44. Rholie Kissabeth
45. Cora Dix
46. Raymond Breininger
47. Dale McCavit

The only student identified on this photo was Hildred Ruth Lovejoy, first row, 3rd from left

If you can identify anyone, please comment!