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Salisbury SchoolsSEA SIDE SCHOOLThe first school at the beach was in the home of Mr. Penniman.The Salisbury Beach School, known as the SeaSide School, was built in 1893 and was for grades onethrough three. The carpenter was William Charles Pike.When there was a high tide, the school had to close becauseof flooding.Teachers were as follows:1893 - Miss Gertrude Richards (paid $4.00 per week plusboard)1894 - Miss Anne Pike1895 - Miss Elizabeth P. Currier1898 - Miss Elizabeth M. Bartlett1898 - Miss Frances Lord1900 - Miss Bertha M. Knowles1901 - Miss Abbie Smith1908 - Miss Mary Cole1914 - M.E. Sweet1910-1916 - Francis Bragg Pow1916-1917 - Katherine RoweThe Beach School closed in 1917 when the Jacob F.Spaulding School opened.NORTH SCHOOLTaken from records dated April 17, 1886 at the Registry ofDeeds, Salem, Massachusetts: “Lydia A. Morrill ofSomerville, Massachusetts sold to Moses T. Dow of Salisbury,land and building that bordered on the Northerly side37