Tobyhanna Township near Blakeslee in Monroe County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The First Schoolhouse

Photographed by Rick Bodenschatz, June 3, 2017

1. The First Schoolhouse Marker

Inscription. Our community pioneered public education before the state mandated it in 1834. A log schoolhouse was built in 1831, with Miss Sarah Winters as the first teacher. Few married women were employed in that era. By 1860, the township’s four schools each had an average attendance of 30 students. A school year of just four months permitted children to work on farms and in local businesses.

Erected 2017 by Tobyhanna Township Supervisors.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania, Tobyhanna Township History Tour series list.

Location. 41° 5.754′ N, 75° 35.746′ W. Marker is near Blakeslee, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. It is in Tobyhanna Township. It is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 115 and Mackes Street, on the right when traveling north on Pennsylvania Route 115. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5728 PA-115, Blakeslee PA 18610, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Pocono Mountains

and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Blakeslee United Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Blakeslee Community Center (approx. ¼ mile away); Easton and Wilkes-Barre Turnpike (approx. half a mile away);

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Agriculture (approx. 0.9 miles away); Harrison Amusement Park (approx. 1.1 miles away); Jacob Blakeslee, Jr. (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Great Swamp (approx. 1.3 miles away); Locust Ridge School (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blakeslee.

Also see . . . The First Schoolhouse Dedication Site. (Submitted on June 27, 2017, by Rick Bodenschatz of Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Rick Bodenschatz, June 7, 2017

2. The First Schoolhouse Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2017, by Rick Bodenschatz of Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 558 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 20, 2017, by Rick Bodenschatz of Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.