Kinderhook in Pike County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Old Kinderhook School
1889 - 1969
Photographed by Emily Pursley, October 24, 2020
1. Old Kinderhook School Marker
A memorial to the old Kinderhook school which once stood on this site, and to all who walked through its portals, ~the students, the teachers, the administrators, the concerned parents, the friends.
Hush, ~I think I hear the laughter of happy youth bubbling in anticipation , there they are, ~boys flirting with girls who are all a-twitter. Sometimes it turned to real love. I hear too, a gentle teachers voice explaining as the students are learning, learning, learning. Ah yes, I hear the exultation of winning and the crying in frustration at losing. Or is it an angry shout I hear, ~or a reprimand for conduct unbecoming? Or one could not be without the other, those years at "Ole Kinderhook."
Erected 1993 by former students, teachers, and friends.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1889.
Location. 39° 42.282′ N, 91° 9.054′ W. Marker is in Kinderhook, Illinois, in Pike County. It is on Grand Street just east of Perry Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 515 Perry St, Kinderhook
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Regionally, this marker is in the Illinois River Valley. It is also in the American Midwest, 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Civil War Monument (approx. 5.9 miles away); M60 Tank (approx. 6 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 6 miles away); Fort Mason War of 1812 Monument / Soldiers Serving at Fort Mason (approx. 7.3 miles away in Missouri); Holy Cross Catholic Church Bell (approx. 8.7 miles away in Missouri); Cement Plant Workers (approx. 8.7 miles away in Missouri); Ilasco Schools (approx. 8.7 miles away in Missouri).
Photographed by Emily Pursley, October 24, 2020
2. Old Kinderhook School Marker
Photographed by Emily Pursley, October 24, 2020
3. Old Kinderhook School Marker and Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on December 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2020, by Emily Pursley of Pittsfield, Illinois. This page has been viewed 384 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 11, 2020, by Emily Pursley of Pittsfield, Illinois. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
