West St. Clair Township near Pleasantville in Bedford County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Pleasantville School

1879-1978

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 23, 2018

1. Pleasantville School Marker

Inscription. This bell is all that remains of the school house, that once stood on these grounds. Purchased by the Pleasantville Borough at a cost of $1,500.00. The two story structure with bell tower, measuring 38 ft. x 40 ft. was built by Thomas S. Holsinger. The first teacher was T.B. Potts in 1879, and the first principal was Cyrus J. Potts in 1880. The school had two additions in its 99 years of existence before burning down on Jan. 14, 1978.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1879.

Location. 40° 10.967′ N, 78° 36.912′ W. Marker is near Pleasantville, Pennsylvania, in Bedford County. It is in West St. Clair Township. It can be reached from the intersection of Quaker Valley Road (Route 56) and Beutman Road. Located in The Mark Mock Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Alum Bank PA 15521, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in the Laurel Highlands.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in

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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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pleasantville (approx. 0.3 miles away); Benjamin Walker Homestead (approx. 0.8 miles away); Friends Cemetery / The Underground Railroad (approx. 2.6 miles away); Bedford Co. Bridge #12 (approx. 2.8 miles away); New Paris (approx. 5 miles away); Osterburg Area Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.2 miles away); St. Clairsville (approx. 5.9 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 9.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pleasantville.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 23, 2018

2. Pleasantville School Marker

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 23, 2018

3. Pleasantville School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 23, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 648 times since then and 44 times this year. Last updated on February 26, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 23, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.