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ONE ROOM SCHOOL

Program
NYS Historic
Subject
Education
Location
11274 Poag's Hole Road, Dansville, NY
Lat/Long
42.4896027, -77.7324949
Grant Recipient
Town of Ossian
Historic Marker

ONE ROOM SCHOOL

Inscription

ONE ROOM SCHOOL
OSSIAN DISTRICT 2 EST. HERE
CA. 1824. CLOSED CA. 1933.
GORDON WILSON, TRUSTEE,
CA. 1928-1932, LATER CHAIRED
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2018

Ossian school district #2, which no longer stands, was built near two sources of water, the Canaseraga Creek and Sugar Creek. This location was close to homes and their community’s sources of income, including farms and saw mills.