I have a question or two about Norton. Had a little time yesterday and drove the three miles off of the main highway to have a look at what is left on the old school. The gym walls are still standing although the roof is gone. Southwest of the gym is what looks like part of the school building, intact but empty. Just south of the gym is a building that looks like it could have been an older portable building. It looks like it has seen a more recent use than the other buildings. Just south of this building is a playground area that includes a swing, see-saw, and half inch pipe monkey bars. The only area that I thought was big enough to be a football field was next to the paved road 3 or 4 blocks from the school. Its most recent use was a baseball field. There is one set of metal framed dugouts on its north side. The light poles still standing is more in the shape of an ovaled outfield rather than a rectangle. When did Norton consolidate and did they maintain a grade school for a few years?
