The first school site was donated by J.E. Lowrey in 1866. This school district had served its community for ninty-one years when it merged with Visalia.
This is a picture of Ward Ranch which was located on Oakland Colony Road [Pratt Street]. Seated in the center is Dr. R.J. Young. The two small girls behind him to the right are Flora Gamble Wilder and sister, Alice Gamble Mulcahy.