Month: May 2013

  • Text: Old Chapman School. NW 25th and Wilson - 1891-1923- Photo taken about 1910 - Destroyed by arson fire in 1924.

    Fun Fact #5 Who Burned Down Chapman School?

    Last Updated on July 4, 2026 Answer: Sheepherder John Hardy burned down Chapman School on Wilson St. in 1924. John Hardy claimed he didn’t have any reason for destroying the old Chapman School with a single match. “I just did it,” he admitted. The paper from 1924 lacks today’s political correctness their by-line “School is burned firebug […]

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