Democrat Township in Cutler in Carroll County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Cutler School

1897-1953

— Home of The Wildcats —

Cutler School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Trevor L Whited, February 25, 2023

1. Cutler School Marker

Inscription.
When settlers first came to the County, children were taught in the home either by the parents or by a teacher hired by them. When there was a sufficient number of children in the community to justify a special building, a school district would be organized and a one room school house built. Early schools were financed by money from the sale of Section No. 16 in each township which was designated as the "school section.” Each township had several buildings so that every family would be within walking distance of a school. In 1883 there were 109 schools in the county with 6147 pupils in Carroll County.

As the population increased high schools were built, and nearly every township in the county had its own high school. Most were maintained until the school consolidation in 1959.

Erected by Wildcat Valley Inc.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1897.

Location. 40° 28.48′ N, 86° 31.511′ W. Marker is in Cutler, Indiana, in Carroll County. It is in Democrat Township. It is at the intersection of South Meridian Road and County Road E500S, on the right when traveling south on South Meridian Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9 E 500 S, Cutler IN 46920, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Indiana

and specifically in Central Indiana.

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.

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Adams Mill (approx. one mile away); Wild Cat Lodge No. 311 (approx. one mile away); Lancaster Covered Bridge (approx. 4.9 miles away); Flora (approx. 5 miles away); Flora War Memorials (approx. 5.1 miles away); Old Flora Cemetery (approx. 5.4 miles away); Burlington High School Polar Cubs/ Burlington, Indiana Schools (approx. 6.9 miles away); Burlington (approx. 6.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cutler.

Photographed by Trevor L Whited

2. Cutler School Marker

Cutler Presbyterian Church in the background

Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2023, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. This page has been viewed 372 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 25, 2023, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.