Original School house of South Bass Island - Ohio
Posted by: GT.US
N 41° 38.702 W 082° 49.434
17T E 348109 N 4611972
This school was esablished in 1855 and is currently used for storage.
Waymark Code: WM7ARH
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 09/28/2009
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In SOUTH BASS ISLAND AND ISLANDERS By Thomas Huxley Langlois and Marina Holmes Langlois published 1948, (
visit link) we are told:
On November 20, 1855 Joseph Derivera sold one fourth acre of land to the school board for school purposes only, and a school was built.
In April 1863 the board voted to sell the old schoolhouse to the highest bidder, and levy a tax to build a new school.