This is a collection of assorted photographs of Whitney, Nebraska. Many of these photos were kindly provided by Lois (Kendrick) Douthit of Fort Collins, Colorado. These photos, and others in this "History" category, complement photographs included on the http://www.whitneyreflections.org web site. It is a tribute to the founders and early settlers of Whitney. If you have information you can add about these photographs, or perhaps some photos of the Whitney community that you could share with us, please e-mail us at galey@rushmore.com or just click on the E-Mail link above. Thanks!
The first school in Whitney was on the ground floor of the Woods Hotel in 1886, according to Mabel Kendrick in her book "Still Alive and Well -- Whitney, Nebraska." It was on the northeast corner of Missouri and Division Streets, where Connell Oil Company was located in later years. Then, after a short period of classes in the Methodist Church, a one-room school house was built near the site of the present school. It was used for some 35 years -- until 1922 -- when a new stucco two and one-half story school house was built for both grade and high school pupils. That structure, shown here in the 1950s, also had a small gymnasium in the basement. The building is still standing but has been vacant for many years.
The first school in Whitney was on the ground floor of the Woods Hotel in 1886, according to Mabel Kendrick in her book "Still Alive and Well -- Whitney, Nebraska." It was on the northeast corner of Missouri and Division Streets, where Connell Oil Company was located in later years. Then, after a short period of classes in the Methodist Church, a one-room school house was built near the site of the present school. It was used for some 35 years -- until 1922 -- when a new stucco two and one-half story school house was built for both grade and high school pupils. That structure, shown here in the 1950s, also had a small gymnasium in the basement. The building is still standing but has been vacant for many years.
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