wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

History of Stuart

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the founder of Stuart?

a)

John Carberry

b)

William Ketcham

c)

James Riley

d)

Peter Stuart

2.

In what year was the first school created?

a)

1876

b)

1880

c)

1894

d)

1886

3.

In what year was the village of Stuart incorporated?

a)

1896

b)

1875

c)

1880

d)

1884

4.

Which presidential administration was responsible for creating legislation which led to the construction of the auditorium?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

William McKinley

c)

William Taft

d)

Grover Cleveland

5.

What natural disaster caused the destruction of an entire city block in 1884?

a)

Flood

b)

Tornado

c)

Fire

d)

Earthquake

6.

What was a the population in 1888?

a)

400

b)

500

c)

600

d)

700

7.

When was the first telephone exchange made?

a)

1894

b)

1880

c)

1887

d)

1889

8.

Of what ethnicity was the founder of Stuart?

a)

German

b)

English

c)

Irish

d)

Chinese

9.

Which was a famous outlaw of the Stuart area?

a)

James M. Riley

b)

Johnathan Lindsey

c)

William Albert Wade

d)

Franklin Thompson

10.

What religion was the first sermon preached for?

a)

Presbyterian

b)

Baptist

c)

Catholic

d)

Methodist

11.

In what year was the first sermon given in?

a)

1886

b)

1882

c)

1889

d)

1880

12.

When did the first railroad come through Stuart?

a)

1884

b)

1881

c)

1880

d)

1890

13.

What was the population in 1883

a)

119

b)

425

c)

207

d)

382

14.

Originally how big was the land for the cemetery?

a)

4 acres

b)

16 square feet

c)

11 acres

d)

1 section

15.

What natural disaster in 1883 greatly harmed the farmers of this area?

a)

Drought

b)

Floods

c)

Fire

d)

Tornado

16.

When was the American Legion Post 115 established?

a)

1897

b)

1903

c)

1919

d)

1900

17.

When was the Stuart Community Church created?

a)

1950

b)

1941

c)

1957

d)

1948

18.

What major part of Stuart's community ended in the 1950's?

a)

Coal trains

b)

Passenger trains

c)

Lumber trains

d)

All trains

19.

When did the stock car races begin in Stuart?

a)

1967

b)

1953

c)

1948

d)

1950

20.

What was the population in 1930?

a)

432

b)

574

c)

689

d)

763

21.

What year was Wm. Krotter Co. founded in Stuart?

a)

1887

b)

1891

c)

1916

d)

1905

22.

What buildings in this photo were a part of a major business of this area?

a)

Shipping yards

b)

Post office

c)

Hay barns

d)

Granaries