Monroe in Benton County, Oregon — The American West (Northwest)
Ebenezer Schoolhouse
United Methodist Historic Site
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, April 22, 2018
1. Ebenezer Schoolhouse Marker
house, built in 1850. The first school
in the historic Belknap settlement, it was
also used for Methodist Sunday school
and class meetings.
In 1854, the second Methodist Conference
on the West Coast was held here with
Bishop Simpson, who came from the east
by ship, officiating
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.
Location. 44° 18.912′ N, 123° 21.681′ W. Marker is in Monroe, Oregon, in Benton County. It is on Bellfountain Rd, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Monroe OR 97456, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Oregon Wine Country and in the Willamette Valley. It is also on the American Pacific Coast, in the Pacific Northwest, and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Pacific Rim, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Belknap Settlement (approx. 3.1 miles away); The Applegate Trail (approx. 3.2 miles away); a different marker also named Applegate Trail (approx. 3.3 miles away); Wilhelm Mill Water Wheel (approx. 3.3 miles away); The Struggle Has Ended (approx. 7.8 miles away); Lee House (approx. 10.2 miles away); Junction City A Brief History (approx. 10.3 miles away); Locomotive 418 (approx. 10.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monroe.
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Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, April 22, 2018
2. Ebenezer Schoolhouse Marker
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, April 22, 2018
3. Ebenezer Schoolhouse Marker
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, April 22, 2018
4. Ebenezer Schoolhouse Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 27, 2018. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2018, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This page has been viewed 529 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 25, 2018, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
