El Capitan School

Another early school "El Capitan" was located in Blossom Valley. It was founded. in 1888 with an enrollment of 14. Attendance did not increase greatly, and in 1920 it was disbanded and joined the El Cajon School District. This school had as a teacher Julia Flinn (DeFrate), a member of the family that founded Flinn Springs, Trustees were W. J. Kuhner, Jacob H. Kuhne, and Louis A. Silva.

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