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ONE ROOM SCHOOL

Program
NYS Historic
Subject
Education
Location
3187 Suckerbrook Rd, Perry, NY 14530, USA
Lat/Long
42.731099, -78.0327
Grant Recipient
Wyoming County Historian
Historic Marker

ONE ROOM SCHOOL

Inscription

ONE ROOM SCHOOL
ESTABLISHED CA. 1812 ON
THIS SITE. REBUILT CA. 1845
AND 1885, SERVED WEST PERRY
DISTRICT #5 FOR 138 YEARS,
CLOSING IN 1950.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2019

A one room school once stood on this spot. Originally a log building built nearby, a new structure was constructed in 1845, and was replaced again in 1885. The last students were taught here in the spring of 1950. Later that year the building was sold at auction.