The Harrison Township District 1: Waugh schoolhouse in Blackford County was built around 19001, likely to replace a frame structure. It took its common name from the family who deeded its land to the township, but in 1905 the building sat on the land of Jonathan G. Woods2.
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It’s said that the Harrison Township’s District 4: Goodboo schoolhouse took its unusual name from a Native American word meaning “good morning1.” More likely, it took its name from a small community that sprung up in the Godfroy Reserve, an Indian reservation named after Miami chief Francis Godfroy, who was granted land here in 1818. The settlement included homes, a church, a schoolhouse, and a trading post; it was named after an Indian who married one of Godfroy’s daughters2.
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