A select school was commenced in Evansville under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

The evidence

• “The teaching of a select school was first commenced in 1855, under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church, whose building was used for the purpose, the scholars being under the supervision of Mr. R. 0.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/16-rock-county-ch10-villages.md, PDF p. 655 / book p. 659

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources