History of Castle Peak District Number 26

In the shadow of the mountains, among the cedars, stood the little Rock Crossing school-house. It had been built by the men from the neighboring farms, and under its roof the children of the farms gathered to learn the lessons that were to help them to be true Americans.

But the little school did not prosper. Dry winds came sweeping across the cotton fields, burning up the crops, and wafting away the hopes of the farm folk. They must move away to a country where cooling rains fell, where farms yielded bountiful harvests. Soon there were so few people left that it was decided to move the school-house away.

Again the men of the neighborhood gathered and soon the school-house was on its way. The trip was not a long one and the little building was again set in the foot-hills of the mountains. To the south of it rose the rocky crest where the eagle nests each year - Castle Peak.

"What shall we call our school this time?" asked one of the men. The question was not answered until the men, looking southward, watched the evening sun's rays lighting the hills and changing the drab peaks into warm purples and greys against the glowing sky. Then they saw there the name they wanted for the school - Castle Peak. So Castle Peak is the continuation of the old Rock Crossing school that sat nearby almost thirty years ago.

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