Activity: Orford’s SchoolsEra:The Contemporary United States (1945 – present) Map of Orford, 1892 This 1892 map of Orford has been layered onto a topographical map so that students may see the relationships between geography and settlement. The red circles represent old schoolhouses, the blue squares represent Samuel Morey School and Rivendell Academy. Click on the map to find the answers to the questions. To check your answers, click on the plus signs. |
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 Where do students in Orford go to school today?
Grades K – 6 attend school in Fairlee, VT. Grades 7 – 12 attend school in Orford.
How many schools did Orford have in 1892?There were 15 schools.
Why were so many schools needed?Transportation was slower and more difficult in 1892 than it is today. The roads were dirt and most people either walked or rode horses.
What separates the schools from each other?Many neighborhoods are separated by large geographical features such as a lake, rivers, or hills. This added to transportation difficulties.
Find the legend on the map. How far did the students have to walk to school?Most students didn’t have to walk more than two miles.
What geographical features influenced where schools were built?Many of the neighborhoods are separated by hills that would have made it difficult to travel to another area. Notice that many roads follows streams at the base of the hills.
Today Orford students travel to only two schools. What changes occurred to make this happen? Better roads and transportation mean that students can now get to school more quickly and easily.
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Historical Context: meanwhile... President Eisenhower signed the Interstate Highway Act in 1956—I-91 was completed in 1982 leading more people to settle in the state as permanent residents, reversing the trend of the past one hundred years.
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