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The Stockton Middle School - Completed in 1923 to replace the Old Academy, this building served Stockton as the high school until 1955 when the present (1995) high school was constructed. From that time until the present, it has been the middle…

Replica of the Joseph McNulty Log Hotel located at the corner of Main and Cypress. Built in 1872 just across the street north, the original Log Hotel was one of the first dwellings in Stockton. The replica was built in 1961, with much of the work…

Ash Rock Church - Located northeast of Woodston, this stone church was built in 1883. It was repaired in the 1970's and is still a landmark in the area (1992), although services are no longer held here.

A steam thresher in the field. Date of the picture is unknown.

The Methodist Church is located at 204 North Elm and was built in 1911. The first Methodist Church, which this one replaced, had been built in 1885.

The building at the corner of Main and Walnut Streets was built in 1912. It has housed the post office, the telephone exchange, an optometrist, the Rooks County Record newspaper, and numerous other businesses. The date of this picture is unknown.

The Congregational Church, located at 305 North Spruce, was built in 1906. It replaced a smaller structure, the second church in Stockton, which had been built in 1881. The steeple has since been removed.

Built in 1886 as the Hicks Hotel, this building was know as the Beck Hotel after 1935. It was torn down in 1963 to make way for the new Stockton National Bank building. This view was probably about 1940.

Woodston, Kansas - This view of the south side of Woodston's Main Street was taken June 24, 1913. The automobile delegation shown was mapping the highway from Colby to Beloit. The Woodston Grade School can be seen in the background.

South side of Main Street, Stockton, in the 1930s