John de la Howe School

Special outreach activities at the governor’s schools include a distance learning program, summer programs, teaching workshops, honors programs, Team Gear Up, and Residential Arts Academies. These programs are available to high school and some middle school students.

The settlement that developed near mines was known initially as Dorn’s Gold Mines and later as Dorn Mine Post Office. In 1871 Cyrus McCormick bought the mines for $20,000 and spent the remainder of his life trying to realize a profit, despite extensive capital outlays for new mining equipment. However, McCormick did give the town an orderly shape and the area a new economic prosperity that ultimately led to a new county.