Legal Summary

Green Mountain School District #52 began February 27, 1911. Green Mountain District #52 description: South half of Sections 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17, all of Sections 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 36, 35, 34, 33, and 32 in Township 23 N, Range 22 W and all of Township 22 N, Range 22 W except small portion east of river, also Section 31, Township 23 N, Range 21 W, also a portion of Township 21, Range 22 in Flathead County.

Border transfer to Spring Valley, District No. 57, September 1, 1911: that part lying in Township 23, Range 22 and also Section 31, Township 22, Range 21.

Border transfer to Spring Hill, District No. 53, September 1, 1911: Sections 1, 12, and 13 of Township 22, Range 22.

Transferred to Spring Hill, District No. 53, September 30, 1912: southeast quarter of southeast quarter of Section 14, the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 23, the north half of the northwest of Section 24 all in the Township 22, Range 22.

Transferred from Green Mountain District to Spring Valley, Dist. No. 57, May 8th, 1918: northeast quarter of northwest quarter and northeast quarter of Section 3 and the north half of Section 2 Township

22 N, Range 22 W.

Letter April 8, 1924: Stating differences in original description of this district. The portion of original description that says, "...in pencil..." is incorrect.

Description sometime after above and prior to June 1948: Beginning at the northwest corner of Section 6, Township 22 N, Range 22 W; thence south five miles to the southwest corner of Section 30, same township and range; thence east three miles to the southeast corner of Section 28; thence south two miles to the southwest corner of Section 3, Township 21 N, Range 22 W; thence east two and three quarters miles more or less to the center of the river channel; thence following the river to the point where the river intersects the section line between Sections 19 and 20, Township 22 N, Range 21 W; thence north to the northeast corner of Section 19; thence west one and one-half miles to the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of Section 24, Township 22 N, Range 22 W; thence south a quarter mile; thence west one-half mile; thence south a quarter mile to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of Section 24; thence west one-half mile; thence north one mile to the northwest corner of the southeast quarter of Section 14; thence east one-half mile; thence north two miles to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of Section 2; thence west one and one-half miles to the northeast corner of the southwest quarter of Section 3; thence north a quarter mile; thence west one-half mile; thence north a quarter mile to the northeast corner of Section 4; thence west three miles to the place of beginning.

Spring Hill School District #53 began September 1, 1911. Spring Hill School District #53 description:

Commencing at a point 80 rods west of section line running between Sections 3 and 4, Township 22, Range 21; thence running along township line north of Township 22, Range 21 to a point west on section line running between Sections 1 and 2, Township 22, Range 22; thence south three miles to a point on section line running east between Sections 13 and 24, Township 22, Range 22; thence three and three-quarter miles east to a point three miles due south of beginning; thence north to place of beginning.

Annexed from Green Mountain School District No. 52 to this district, September 30, 1912: southeast quarter of southeast quarter of Section 14, the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 23, the north half of the northwest quarter of Section 24, Township 22, Range 22 W.

Description sometime after 1912: Beginning at the northwest corner of Section 1, Township 22, Range 22; thence south two and one-half miles to the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of Section 14; thence west one-half mile; thence south one mile to the southwest corner of the northeast quarter of Section 23; thence east one-half mile; thence north one-fourth mile to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 23; thence east one-half mile; thence north one-fourth mile to the southeast corner of the southwest quarter of Section 13; thence east three and one-fourth miles to the southeast corner of the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 16, Township 22 N, Range 21 W; thence north three miles; thence west three and three-fourths miles to the place of beginning.

Spring Hill School District #53 consolidated with Spring Valley School Dist. No. 57 to be District No. 57, July 19, 1927.

Spring Valley School District #57 started September 1, 1911. Spring Valley School District #57 Description: To include Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36 of Township 23 N, Range 22 W and all of Township 23 N, Range 23 W; also Sections 30 and 31 of Township 23 N, Range 21 W.

Transfer to Rattlesnake Gulch School District No. 69, September 10, 1912: Beginning at the northwest corner of Section 8, Township 23, Range 23; thence east three miles; thence south three miles to the southeast corner of Section 22, Township 23, Range 23; thence west two miles; thence south one mile; thence west one mile and fraction to county line; thence north on said line to south line of Section 7; thence east to the southeast corner of Section 7; thence north one mile to place of beginning.

Transfer to Battle Butte School District No. 40, October 11, 1913: Sections 3, 4, 5, and 6 of Township 23 N, Range 23 W.

Annexed land from Green Mountain No. 52, May 8, 1918: northeast quarter of northwest quarter and northeast quarter of Section 3 and the north half of Section 2, Township 22 N, Range 22 W.

Spring Hill School District 53 consolidated into District 57, July 19, 1927.

Green Mountain District #52 and Spring Valley School District #57 consolidated October 10, 1931 to be new
Green Valley School District #50. (Page from Lake County Register of School Officers and Teachers.) District annexed to Polson School District No. 23, June 15, 1948.

Green Valley School District #50 was annexed to Polson School District No. 23, June, 1948.