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PUTNAM SCHOOL

Program
NYS Historic
Subject
Education, Site
Location
1811 Garnet Lake Rd N, Johnsburg, NY 12843, USA
Lat/Long
43.573837, -74.008667
Grant Recipient
Johnsburg Historical Society
Historic Marker

PUTNAM SCHOOL

Inscription

PUTNAM SCHOOL
DISTRICT 13 SCHOOL OPEN
BY 1876. CLOSED OCTOBER 1953
WHEN DISTRICTS CONSOLIDATED.
SOLD TO GARNET LAKE VOLUNTEER
FIRE DEPARTMENT IN 1955.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2025

This schoolhouse is one of a number in the Town of Johnsburg, but the only one not demolished or reused for another purpose as of 2024. It served generations of local children, including some from the Meade family who lived 1.5 mile away on Crane Mountain Road, several of whom remember attending the school. As of 2025, the Garnet Lake Volunteer Fire Department planned to restore the school to original condition and furnish is with age-appropriate furniture.