Overland in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Site of Buck School

1846

— City of Overland —

Site of Buck School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, June 3, 2020

1. Site of Buck School Marker

Inscription. The one-room log cabin schoolhouse was built on two acres of land donated by Mrs. Elizabeth Smith. The school was erected for the descendants of the first pioneers. Prof. Thomas W. Goldie from England was the first teacher. In 1867, a rural school district was formed and named Ritenour. The log cabin was destroyed by fire in 1882 and replaced with a new four-room brick school.

Erected by Overland Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Missouri, Overland Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1846.

Location. 38° 42.096′ N, 90° 21.717′ W. Marker is in Overland, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is at the intersection of Woodson Road and Marlowe Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Woodson Road. Marker is in front of Ritenour Administrative Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2417 Woodson Rd, Saint Louis MO 63114, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ortmann Funeral Home (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); William Heidbrink & Clarence A. Fritz Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of John and Elizabeth Smith Farmhouse

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of Caleb Baldwin House (approx. ¼ mile away); Site of William Walton House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Grace Van Studiford House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Charles / James Loring House (approx. half a mile away); Overland Manor (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Overland.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, June 3, 2020

2. Site of Buck School Marker

In front of the Ritenour School District Administrative Building.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 564 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 3, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.