ORIGINS

I grew up in a small Ohio town and I rode the school bus from 1st through 12th grades. My bus ride always included a country road on which every school day we saw a one-room brick school house. (SW corner of Stine Rd and Enon-Xenia Pike). As the years went by I watched this wonderful, familiar friend fall apart. After I married the school really began to deteriorate. Every time we visited the area I would want to take a photo of the school but never did. Finally, when we went specifically for the task, the school was gone. It was a huge loss for me and, since that time, whenever we pass a one-room school it is a joy to stop to take a picture or two. Thus, our collection here and the blog with schools in other states. Jill :oD

Sunday, October 11, 2015

Des Moines Township #7, Cole School

Built in 1888 and closed in 1933.  Located at 843 R. Ave, 2.5 miles NE of Boone, about 1/2 mile north of County Highway E26.  Mostly restored, used as museum.

Photographed on 10/8 and 10/15, 2015

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