Classes began in a portable building in 1929. This brick structure
was erected in 1937 and was added to in 1943, 1953 and 1958. The
district considered the name "West End," but ultimately
decided on "Oakhurst" after the area in which the school
is located. The school changed its name to Martin Luther King in
1982-83 after the first school to bear this name, originally
called Granite
Mountain Elementary, closed at the end of the 1981-82 year. It
ceased operation as an elementary school in 1990. This building
now houses the LRSD Adult Education Center.
Source:
LRSD archives.
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photographs that you would like to contribute to this project
(we will return photographs if requested), please contact
us!
Updated July 2005
