The Oregon School District was formed in 1856, and its schoolhouse stood near Dry Creek behind the old Pence Hotel. In 1872, the schoolhouse was relocated and rebuilt behind the existing corrals south of present day Durhan-Pentz Road, and after the move the district was renamed Messilla Valley. In 1879, the school was relocated to this site and operated until 1966. The building that once stood here was removed in 1990 and finally transported to its current location in Concow, California, in 2002.