Wallville
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Wallville, located five miles southwest of Maysville in Garvin County, is surrounded by the Table Top Mountains and pastureland.  The area was once where the proud Chickasaw Nation roamed and hunted.  The Oklahoma land run of 1889 opened the territory for settlement, bringing settlers and communities.

Starting in the 1880's, Wallville was named for Mr. Noah Wall, an early resident.   Mr. Wall and his family moved from Mississippi to Doaksville (in the Choctaw Nation) before coming to this area.  His wife Lucille was a full blood Choctaw.   Noah Wall was buried at Scullyville, Oklahoma.

Surveyed as a townsite in 1903, Wallville was like many other communities, well populated and growing.  There was horse races along Main Street and gambling was a favorite pastime.  The railroads came to Garvin County in 1902 then paved roads to larger towns, all leading to the decline of most of the communities.

IN 1891, a post office was organized with John L. Wilson as the first postmaster.   It was operated until 1919.  At one time there was, other than the postoffice, a cotton gin, two stores, a two story hotel, a wagon yard and a school (until 1920).   A stagecoach route came through Wallville from Whitebead to Duncan where it joined the Chisholm Trail.  Dugout type homes were common in the area.  Eventually Wallville changed from a small town to a community  populated with ranching, trucking and farming families.  In 1920 its school, along with other small schools, was consolidated to create Hughes School, northwest of Wallville.

A crop, broomcorn, was brought to this area in 1906 and gradually became one of Garvin County's number one crop.   Broomcorm was used to make brooms and ship lining.  

Lindsay, Garvin County

From information at the Nora Sparks Warren Library in Pauls Valley.   This information may not include all classes. 

Teacher - Bertis Allison
Year Beginning October 7, 1918 and Ending June 6, 1919
No. of Months Taught - 8, White school, Number of days school was taught - 154, Grade and kind of certificate held by teacher - Temporary, Salary of teacher per month $80.00,  Number of acres in school site - about 4, Number of pupils failing in year's work - six have failed on account of sickness and irregular attendance

Teacher - Bertis Allison
Year Beginning Nov 2, 1920 and Ending May 18, 1920
No. of Months Taught - 7, White school, Numbers of days school was taught - 140, Number of visits by County Superintendent - 1, Grade and kind of certificate held by teacher - 2nd, Salary of teacher per month - $100.00,
Number of eighth 8th grade applicants for diplomas - 1, Number of acres in school site - 3, Number of teachers in district - 1,
Number of pupils failing year's work - 5 pupils have failed to make any progress on account of irregular attendance

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