STORIES

In 1840, the earliest white settlers established a school district in Whitewater and built a small log-constructed school.  In 1844, this building was replaced with a brick structure measuring 24 x 28 feet.  The building was located on what is now the site of the Birge Fountain in front of the White Memorial Building and was known later as the “Little Brick.”     In 1854, a much larger school was built on the southeast corner of Prairie and Center Streets (now Big Brick Park)