Chapman School

Chapman School, located on the Scappoose-Vernonia Road was constructed in 1913, approximately two miles east of the original community of Chapman.   The population around Chapman grew during the early 20th century logging boom.  Local historian Pearl Becker wrote that approximately four hundred people lived near Camp #1. The increase in students required a bigger school. Scappoose historian James Watts stated: "ln 1913 they built a one room school along the county road, adding a second room in 1919". Chapman resident Nancy St. Germaine recalled a story that the building two miles east of Chapman first was located at the bottom of Ruley Hill, approximately one mile from Chapman. Because so many families settled in the hills and were dependent on the railroad for reliable transportation, Chapman School was located next to the railroad tracks. 

After loggers cut the trees around Chapman, the community decreased in size. Around 1925, Chapman high school students were transported to Scappoose  Union High School. Enough families remained to keep the school open and to add a kitchen in c.1932. The school closed in 1949 when the Spitzenberg School District joined the Scappoose School District.