Once again we return to the southern part of Chenango County for the history of one of Greene’s many school districts. For the many residents of Chenango County who may not be familiar with the many hamlets of the county, the possibility arises with the question “where in the world is Lower Geneganslet?” This small hamlet is located at the intersection of County Road #2 and Route 12. Now a quiet drive through, we may assume in its heyday it was a bustling small community that has all but disappeared with the progress of civilization and transportation improvements. There are, however, business establishments in this area that have come on the scene throughout the years!

The District #5 listed above has a long lifeline beginning in 1828 and ending in 1941 with the centralization of the district schools into what is now the Greene Central School District. However, we are fortunate that this former one-room school is still standing as a private dwelling and has not suffered the fate, as have others, of ending as a storage building, or worse yet being torn down, records burned, etc. An interesting note of history is inserted at this time that #5 is one of the oldest of the districts with a life span of 113 years. In the research of the districts there are only three or four of the Greene districts which were older as will be documented in future articles.