Pataskala in Licking County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Pataskala Elementary School

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 23, 2008

1. Pataskala Elementary School Marker

Inscription. The first school in what is now Pataskala was a “subscription school” operated by Amariah Cubberly on the nearby banks of the South Fork of the Licking River in the 1820s. Subscription schools, which charged fees, were the forerunners of rural public schools in many parts of Ohio. By the 1830s several one-room public schools served the children of the area, but in 1870 the civic minded citizens of Pataskala provided a centralized building for grades one through twelve on Main Street, where the old Town Hall now stands. This school was moved to the new building on this site in 1908. When the Southwest Licking Local School District was established in 1953, Pataskala Elementary School continued in the building. Additions in 1968 and 2000 enhanced its educational capabilities. This 1908 Queen Anne architectural style building was listed on the National Register of Historical Places in 1983.

Erected 2008 by The Pataskala School Centennial Committee and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 24-45.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Notable Buildings. In

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addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 39° 59.672′ N, 82° 40.662′ W. Marker was in Pataskala, Ohio, in Licking County. It was on High Street, on the right when traveling south. School is between Granville Street and Broadway Street. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Pataskala OH 43062, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in the Columbus Metropolitan Area.

It was also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

in Appalachia,

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

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3496 Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2

Pataskala Elementary School and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 23, 2008

2. Pataskala Elementary School and Marker

miles away); Conine Homestead (approx. 0.7 miles away); Etna (approx. 2.6 miles away); Outville (approx. 4.2 miles away); Mile Markers (approx. 5 miles away); Kirkersville (approx. 5 miles away); Gaffield Cemetery (approx. 6.4 miles away); Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9473 War Memorial (approx. 6.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pataskala.

Pataskala Elementary and High School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 23, 2008

3. Pataskala Elementary and High School Marker

Dedicated 1908

Pataskala Elementary School Rededication Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 23, 2008

4. Pataskala Elementary School Rededication Marker

Rededicated 2000

Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,715 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 26, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.