Easton / Washington Union High School District
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brwhiz
N 36° 38.914 W 119° 47.459
11S E 250502 N 4059516
This E Clampus Vitus marker is a granite monument standing on the northeast corner of the Washington Union High School grounds.
Waymark Code: WMJDFV
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/03/2013
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The east side of the monument is inscribed:
Easton
In 1878, O.W. Easton and J.P. Whitney, San Francisco
entrepreneurs, bought a total of 12 sections of land in this area
(7,680 acres), formed the Washington Irrigated Colony and
began selling 20-acre farms. Allen T. Covell was the superintendent
and resident manager of the colony, and established the townsite
that came to be called Covell. The town was composed of lots,
each of which came as a bonus to the purchaser of a 20-acre farm.
As the community grew and the postal areas were rearranged,
the community was renamed Easton.
Erected by Jim Savage Chapter 1852, E Clampus Vitus, May 2, 1992
The east side of the monument is inscribed:
Washington Union
High School District
One hundred years ago, voters of the area formed the
Washington Union High School District, but initial classes were held
in the Easton Towh Hall and in the Easton Park. Finally, in 1901, the
first school building was constructed on the site at a cost of $7,500.
That building was destroyed by fire in 1923 and a new school was built
in 1924 at a cost of $145,000. There were various additions as the
population of the area increased, including a nine-classrom unit in
1961, but the entire building was razed in 1972 and a hew high school
complex was dedicated in 1975.
Dedicated May 2, 1992 by Jim Savage Chapter 1852, E Clampus Vitus