In 1865, an enterprising local farmer, Upton Darby, began raising funds to build a schoolhouse for the children of local farmers, which inspired neighbors to pitch in with cash and labor to bring his vision to life. This beautiful one-room schoolhouse was up and running the following year, using distinctive red sandstone from nearby Seneca Quarry. The school was run by the community for its first 11 years and was taken over by the Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) system in 1876. It operated under the banner of MCPS until…
