EPISODE · Jun 4, 2026 · 2 MIN
Local Schools
from StaniStory: Change and Continuity in Stanislaus County · host McHenry Museum and Historical Society of Modesto, California
Read by Mary Ann Sanders, the first public school in Stanislaus County was established in 1854 near the Orestimba Creek at a place called Newsome's Bridge. At around the same time, Knights Ferry established its first school. In 1874, the first major school building in the county was built in Modesto: the Fourteenth Street School. The county's first high school was established as Modesto High School in 1883; its first teacher and principal was Thomas Downey.
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Read by Mary Ann Sanders, the first public school in Stanislaus County was established in 1854 near the Orestimba Creek at a place called Newsome's Bridge. At around the same time, Knights Ferry established its first school. In 1874, the first major school building in the county was built in Modesto: the Fourteenth Street School. The county's first high school was established as Modesto High School in 1883; its first teacher and principal was Thomas Downey.
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