Near Tiskilwa in Bureau County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Lone Tree School

Open until 1942

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, January 1, 2023

1. Lone Tree School Marker

Inscription. Project of
Tiskilwa Historical Society

Listed on the
National Register
of
Historic Places

Erected by Tiskilwa Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.

Location. 41° 11.069′ N, 89° 29.166′ W. Marker is near Tiskilwa, Illinois, in Bureau County. It is at the intersection of 1925 E Street and County Road 250 North, on the right when traveling south on 1925 E Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19292 250 N Ave, Tiskilwa IL 61368, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Illinois

and specifically in the Illinois River Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

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 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Harrison School (approx.

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7½ miles away); Abandon Ship (approx. 8.4 miles away); Still on Patrol (approx. 8.4 miles away); John P. Cromwell Memorial (approx. 8.4 miles away); Henry (Illinois) Honor Roll (approx. 8.4 miles away); John Wesley Powell / 30-Pounder Parrott Rifle (approx. 8.8 miles away); Robert Waugh House (approx. 11 miles away); Flags of Freedom (approx. 12.7 miles away).

Regarding Lone Tree School. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:

…There were three one-room schools in Wheatland Township; the Lone Tree School was district #3 and was organized in 1848. It was a large and complicated district. The present building is the "new" school, built in 1878. The one acre of land was purchased from T. Funson. It is not known where the original school stood.

Lone Tree School is typical of rural community schools where children in the area came to receive rudimentary elementary education from 1876 until its closing in 1942. There was one teacher for all eight grades. During the early 1900s ninth grade was taught also. Being in a farming community meant that some of the boys would only attend during the winter months, and so would be a grade
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, January 1, 2023

2. Lone Tree School Marker
or two behind. At times there were as many as thirty-three students enrolled.

Also see . . . Lone Tree School (PDF). National Register nomination for the school, which was listed in 2004. (National Archives) (Submitted on January 8, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 8, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 369 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 8, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.