Early History Agriculture Education was so important to the federal government, that by law, within every section of land opened for settlement, an area was set aside for a schoolhouse. The Board of Ramsey County Commissioners established six school districts in 1849. The first school was built in 1851 in Rose Township, know as the Robair district, at a cost of $800.00. Schools in Lake Como district and the Gibbs School followed. Other schools in district included: Brimhall, Lauderdale, Lexington, Lake Owasso, McCarron's Lake, and North Heights. Lexington School District #10, c. 1900. Only picture known to exist at this. McCarron's School #29, 1906 Brimhall Elementary School, 1926. Note: Girl's dresses and stockings & boy's suit coats, shirts, and ties. Lake Owasso School, 1870 Lake Owasso School, 1934 North Heights School at Rice and County Road C, 1938 Back to Top