Okeechobee in Okeechobee County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Tantie School House #14

1909-1916

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, October 30, 2018

1. Tantie School House #14 Marker

Inscription. The first school in the region north of Lake Okeechobee, known as “The Bend,” was a thatched-roof structure built around 1897. Homesteader Peter Raulerson and family did not have enough children old enough to support a school, and were forced to bring in five students from nearby Platt’s Bluff. The children and the first teacher, Dr. George M. Hubbard, boarded with the Raulersons. In 1902, the area was renamed Tantie in honor of another local schoolteacher, Tantie Huckabee. A new one-room schoolhouse was built in 1909 by Peter’s son, Lewis, for the contract price of $500 and located on the west side of Parrott Avenue. The white frame building was designated School #14 by the St. Lucie County School Board and Hubbard became the first teacher of its 36 students. Due to population growth, a one-room addition was built in 1914. A second addition was constructed in 1915, but the school was so crowded by the fall that a tent was set up for the overflow. Construction began in 1916 on the Okeechobee Public School, and classes moved to the new building. Following the purchase of School #14 by the Okeechobee Historical

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Society, it was relocated to this site in 1976. The society restored the building to serve as a museum.

Erected 2016 by The Okeechobee Historical Society, Okeechobee County School System, Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners, Okeechobee Retired Educators Association and the Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-926.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.

Location. 27° 15.614′ N, 80° 51.655′ W. Marker is in Okeechobee, Florida, in Okeechobee County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 98 and Northwest 18th Street, on the left when traveling north on U.S. 98. School is now the Okeechobee Historical Society Museum. Entrance to the museum property is via NW 18th St. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1850 US-98, Okeechobee FL 34972, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Florida.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the

Tantie School House #14 Marker and School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, October 30, 2018

2. Tantie School House #14 Marker and School

Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Florida Cow Dogs (approx. 1.9 miles away); Cutting Horse (approx. 2 miles away); Altobello Family (approx. 2 miles away); Florida Cattle Ranchers Committed to Conservation (approx. 2 miles away); Branding Cattle Ranching Tradition (approx. 2 miles away); Prescott Family Ranch LLC (approx. 2 miles away); History of the Ranch Entry Gate (approx. 2 miles away); Rollins Ranch (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Okeechobee.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, October 30, 2018

3. Tantie School House #14 Marker and School

Credits. This page was last revised on January 16, 2019. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2019, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,724 times since then and 112 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 14, 2019, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.