In 1854, pioneers in East Mill Creek built the first schoolhouse. They hauled drinking water from the creek and brought logs from the nearby canyons to construct the school. The community built the school together.
The children used desks made out of slabs of wide pine. They would collect charcoal to use as a writing tool. The charcoal was gathered from nearby kilns in the canyon. The school master would remove the writing with a wood plane. Often times students would pay for their schooling with produce.
The school was located on the corner of Millcreek Road and Waymark Circle.
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