Picture Vernon: Floating The Idea Of More Schools

VERNON, CT — The latest installment of the Picture Vernon series takes us to the 1950s and a parade in the Rockville section of town.

The float was promoting more schools in "both" Vernon and Rockville, according to the Vernon Historical Society. It was a product of the times after World War II, when and influx of families combined with a baby boom to produce a local population surge involving school-aged children.

A note on the float touts 300 grade school children in town. Center Road School alone now has about 200 more elementary students than that.

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Picture Vernon is a look at images of the town, past and present.