Near Tintah in Traverse County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
District No. 44 School
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, August 21, 2016
1. District No. 44 School Marker
Built in 1891, District No. 44 School is the quintessential one-room prairie schoolhouse. For over two centuries country schools were the foundation of the American education system, but school consolidation finally forced most rural schoolhouses to shut down. Although this schoolhouse closed in 1954, it has been well preserved. It is the only 19th century one-room schoolhouse still standing on its original plot in Traverse County.
As a tangible representation of America's heritage of rural education, District No. 44 School has been placed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.
Location. 46° 0.031′ N, 96° 29.601′ W. Marker is near Tintah, Minnesota, in Traverse County. It is on U.S. 75 half a mile south of County 20, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7852 US-75, Tintah MN 56583, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and on the Great Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veteran's Memorial (approx. 6.3 miles away in North Dakota); Roberts County / Richland County, North Dakota (approx. 7½ miles away
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Also see . . . Wikipedia article on District No. 44 School. (Submitted on June 19, 2018, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.)
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, August 21, 2016
2. District No. 44 School Marker
Photographed by McGhiever, September 23, 2013
3. District No. 44 School
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, August 21, 2016
4. A Taylor Township Treasure
School District
44
Built 1891
Traverse County Mn
Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2018. It was originally submitted on February 5, 2017, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 593 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 5, 2017, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. 3. submitted on June 19, 2018, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. 4. submitted on February 5, 2017, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
