This is the school I attended until fourth grade in a little town just South of the New York State border

in Eldred, PA. In the midst of the Alleghany Mountains and the Alleghany River.

It was a small town – perhaps 1000 people – most I knew and most knew me.

This at that time was grade 1 thru 12 – made of wood constructed sometime in the 1800’s I believe.

The windows in the front first floor where I attended first grade – and those trees were huge when I was there.

It was then that three towns and the township combined to form the Otto-Eldred school district –

a new elementary school was built and I attended fifth and sixth grade there.

The new elementary school – right across from the ballpark – tennis courts and playgrounds,

I rode my bike to every day during the summer.

The school is still there to this day – 60-plus years later and looks much as it does here.

Here is the town as it looked during the Hurricane of 1972 which became known in our area as the FLOOD OF ’72!

Twelve feet of water on the main street – we were trapped in the area for almost two weeks as no way in or out.

The little town is also known for its WWII museum – and has bus tours – put it on your bucket list as something to see out of the way in a little town where everyone knows your name.

Otto-Eldred High School – located in Duke Center some 7 or 8 miles away.

Today – the population is way down – we had over 100 kids when I graduated in our senior class of 1967.

Today I believe there is far less than that in the senior class.

But my four years here are full of memories – childhood friends some of whom I still see and are in contact with.

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IN THE ALLEGHANY MOUNTAINS in the valley sits a little town called Eldred, Pa.

MY SCHOOLS GROWING UP IN ELDRED, PA. PAOA’S WORLD livinglifedoingitmyway.blog