The second school in Anoka County was built by the board and local residents. The school was located across from where the WCCO Radio transmitter station now stands.
Brick School
In 1876, a new brick school, the one you see on the mural, was built at the present intersection of Crooked Lake Boulevard and Coon Rapids Boulevard. Two other schools were built in Anoka Township, now Coon Rapids, in the late 1800s.
District Number 15 & 50
District Number 15 was located at the intersections of Foley Boulevard and East River Boulevard, and District No. 50 was located on Northdale Boulevard across from where the present Sand Creek Park is now located. There were no paved roads back then, and transportation to and from school was by foot. Several miles were covered each way as pupils walked the dirt trails.
Consolidating Into District Number 2
The 3 districts in Anoka Township plus one from the Blaine area consolidated in 1920 to form consolidated School District Number 2, located where the former L.O. Jacob School now stands.