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Congratulations to Harrison Elementary School on its 70th year! Construction on the school began October 17, 1938 and was completed on June 11, 1939. It was the last school to be built under the WPA program. Harrison opened that fall with six faculty members and 191 students. During World War II, the school was used as an agency to register soldiers and issue rationing stamps. The school survived a minor fire in 1948, which destroyed the stage curtains, a piano and other equipment. Bathrooms were installed in the 1950s at the rate of one fixture per month! As the student body grew in the 1960s and 1970s, four classrooms, a larger cafeteria and library and more bathrooms were added to the school. Harrison Elementary continues to thrive and provide an excellent education to the children of the community. Happy birthday, Harrison!
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