Tuesday, August 7, 2012

HIGHLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS

THERE ARE 33 OF THE OLD ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSES ON THIS SITE. ORIGINALLY THERE WERE AROUND 200 OF THESE SCHOOLS IN THIS COUNTY DURING THE ERA OF THEIR PRIMARY USAGE FROM THE 1860s-1930s.

TO MAKE SURE IT TRULY WAS A ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE AT ONE TIME IN THE PAST, BEFORE ANY OF THE SCHOOLS WERE PLACED ON THIS SITE, I VERIFIED THE ACCURACY OF THE LOCATION THROUGH A DUPLICATE VERIFICATION PROCESS. ALSO, EVERY HOUSE THAT IS POSTED ON THIS SITE IS COMPRISED OF THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE ORIGINAL SCHOOL,WHICH IS ALSO PERSONALLY VERIFIED. ALTHOUGH SOME HAVE HAD SIDING ADDED, OR OTHER MODIFICATIONS, THEY HAVE KEPT THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE UNDERNEATH OF IT. EVERYTHING THAT IS POSTED IS TRULY WHAT CONSISTS OF ALMOST ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SCHOOL HOUSE.

I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THAT ALL OF MY PHOTOGRAPHS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING COPYRIGHTED. I AM WILLING TO GIVE THE RIGHTS TO NON-PROFIT HISTORICAL PROJECTS, LIBRARIES, SCHOOLS, HISTORICAL SOCIETIES. HOWEVER, IF MY PHOTOS ARE USED AS A PROFIT SOURCE, I DO EXPECT COMPENSATION.


PHOTOGRAPHER-WAYNE CHATFIELD wynpatriot953@aol.com


IN ORDER TO SEE ALL THE SCHOOLS, AFTER SCROLLING ALL THE WAY DOWN, BE SURE TO CLICK ON THE OLDER POSTS BOX AT THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER. IN ORDER TO ENLARGE THE PHOTOGRAPH FOR BETTER VIEWING ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS CLICK ON THE PICTURE.

HIGHLAND COUNTY COURTHOUSE





HILLSBORO, OHIO

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP

Monday, August 6, 2012

SINKING SPRING SCHOOL/HIGHLAND COUNTY





BRUSH CREEK TOWNSHIP

CARMEL SCHOOL/HIGHLAND COUNTY






CARMEL, OHIO

BRUSH CREEK TOWNSHIP

SCHOOL #2/HIGHLAND COUNTY




CLAY TOWNSHIP # 2

SCHOOL #6/HIGHLAND COUNTY




CLAY TOWNSHIP # 6

MAPLE GROVE SCHOOL/HIGHLAND COUNTY




CLAY TOWNSHIP # 7

SCHOOL #9/HIGHLAND COUNTY




CLAY TOWNSHIP # 9

SCHOOL #5/HIGHLAND COUNTY




DODSON TOWNSHIP

SCHOOL/HIGHLAND COUNTY




DODSON TOWNSHIP

SCHOOL/HIGHLAND COUNTY




FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP

SCHOOL/HIGHLAND COUNTY




FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP

SCHOOL #6/HIGHLAND COUNTY




HAMER TOWNSHIP

SCHOOL/HIGHLAND COUNTY




LIBERTY TOWNSHIP

SCHOOL/HIGHLAND COUNTY




LIBERTY TOWNSHIP

SCHOOL/HIGHLAND COUNTY




LIBERTY TOWNSHIP

SCHOOL/HIGHLAND COUNTY




LIBERTY TOWNSHIP

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH/HIGHLAND COUNTY





MARSHALL, OHIO

MARSHALL TOWNSHIP

This church is in the center of the township and is located within three miles from
where at least four of the old one room schoolhouses used to sit. It would almost
be a certainty to say a lot of these students and their families would have attended service here.

HIGHLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS

PLEASE NOTE: THIS SITE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, MANY MORE SCHOOLS TO COME.

SCHOOL/HIGHLAND COUNTY




MADISON TOWNSHIP

GREENFIELD COURTHOUSE/HIGHLAND COUNTY



GREENFIELD, OHIO

MADISON TOWNSHIP

This is the definately the center point of this town; this building sits within two miles of
 where a couple of the one room schoolhouses sat. Certainly numerous of the students had
 walked by this amazing old structure

SCHOOL/HIGHLAND COUNTY





MADISON TOWNSHIP

SCHOOL/HIGHLAND COUNTY





MADISON TOWNSHIP





NEW MARKET BABTIST CHURCH/HIGHLAND COUNTY





NEW MARKET, OHIO

NEW MARKET TOWNSHIP

This church was within a three mile radius of where five of the one room schoolhouse
used to be located. Probably an almost possibility that some of the students and
their families attended service here on Sundays.