They were groups of people who joined together near the west banks of the Blue Earth River for protection, wood and water. According to Margaret Hanks, a Winnebago historian, the Woodland area was originally made up of three “collections” of people called Jerusalem, Coronet, and Jerico. The community of Woodland boasted a school, mill, post office, store, etc.
The Woodland School was moved by teams of horses about one mile west of the old community in about 1905 to be more centrally located in the district.
9, was built about 1870 after John Clabaugh submitted a petition to the Faribault County Commissioners calling for the formation of a school district in the far northwest corner of Faribault County, which was later called Winnebago Township.
Woodland School The Woodland School, District No.
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