2025 Theme and Exhibit
​Minerva Schools -A Century of Memories, 1925-2025

Minerva’s One-Room Schoolhouses:
​A Legacy of Learning

🏫 Schoolhouses of Minerva
School History - Home   /   District 1 – Alfred White   /   District 1 – Olmstedville    /   District 1 – Minerva Central
District 2 - Minerva Elementary   /   District 3 - Lynch/Mallon   /  District 4 - Irishtown   /   District 5 - Puddin Hollow
District 6 – The Ryan School   /   District 7 - The Gore School   /  Districts 8 & 11 - North River
District 9 - The Boreas School   /  District 10 - Leonardsville   /   District 12: Havron - Kays   /   District 13 – Aiden Lair​

200 Years of Minerva School

Note;  This map is not to scale and is meant for a visual reference only.  

​Discover the stories behind the 13 districts that shaped generations.
“Explore Minerva’s schools on a modern interactive map or view their historic locations on the illustrated map.”
​"Map of Minerva, New York, showing the locations of 13 historic schoolhouses from 1818–2025.  Archival photographs of several schools, including Minerva Central, Irishtown, Puddin Hollow, Gore, Ryan, Olmstedville, Minerva Elementary, and Boreas, frame the map."
Interactive Google Map showing the locations of 13 historic schoolhouses in Minerva, New York. Each school site is marked with a green schoolhouse icon, clustered around Minerva, North River, and Boreas, with labels providing names and operating dates of the schools

📚 Minerva School Districts Timeline

🏫 District 1 – Alfred White / Olmstedville / Minerva Central School
  • 🗓️ Established: 1818
  • ✅ Still active (Minerva Central School)
🏫 District 2 – Minerva Elementary
  • 🗓️ Established: 1818
  • ❌ Closed: 1945
🏫 District 3 – Pendleton / Lynch / Mallon
  • 🗓️ Established: 1823
  • ❌ Closed: 1915
🏫 District 4 – Irishtown
  • 🗓️ Established: 1842
  • ❓ Closure Date:
🏫 District 5 – Puddin Hollow
  • 🗓️ Established: 1858
  • ❌ Closed: 1922
🏫 District 6 – Ryan
  • 🗓️ Established: 1848
  • ❌ Closed: 1945
🏫 District 7 – Gore
  • 🗓️ Established: circa 1850
  • ❓ Closure Date: Unknown
🏫 District 8 – North River
  • 🗓️ Established: 1848
  • ❌ Closed: 1915
​🏫 District 9 – Boreas
  • 🗓️ Established: 1853
  • ❌ Closed: 1934
🏫 District 10 – Leonardsville
  • 🗓️ Established: 1871
  • ❌ Closed: 1924
🏫 District 11 – North River Split
  • 🗓️ Established: 1866
  • ❌ Closed: 1915
🏫 District 12 – Havron / Kays
  • 🗓️ Established: 1891
  • ❌ Closed: 1910
🏫 District 13 – Aiden Lair
  • 🗓️ Established: 1900
  • ❌ Closed: 1934