History of The Oregon City School

The Oregon City School District in 1858 was split-off from the original Oregon Township District established in 1853 in the Messilla Valley. For a few years it was called the Franklin District until 1861 when the Cherokee District was split off and Cherokee built their own school. Oregon City School then acquired the name we know today. The current schoolhouse was built in February 1872. The district was later annexed to the Cherokee District in 1923 and the Oregon City school was closed as the population center shifted.

In 1924 Bob Strang and “Cordie” Nisbet along with several other townspeople decided to purchase the Oregon City School and use it for social events in Oregon City.

In the 1960’s rural school districts were consolidated to make one large school district. The Golden Feather Union School District, formerly known as Concow School District, was created with an office at Concow to serve the surrounding area.

The Oregon City School deed said if the school house was ever sold, it had to revert back to the local school district. The Oregon City School was acquired by the Golden Feather Union School District in 1981. The Golden Feather Union School district offered the Oregon City School to the Butte County Historical Society that same year. The school was restored and opened as a museum in 1983.

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