Sister Bay in Door County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Old Schoolhouse No. 2

Photographed by Sean Flynn, July 31, 2023

1. Old Schoolhouse No. 2 Marker

Inscription. Built 1866 — Closed 1881
Original location in Appleport area
Areas served: Little Sister Bay,
Sister Bay, Appleport, Rowleys Bay
and Wildwood districts.
First budget $200.00 — First teacher
was H.C. Wilson at $30 per month.
A bicentennial restoration project
Dedication date Oct. 17, 1976

Erected 1976.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 17, 1976.

Location. 45° 11.14′ N, 87° 7.453′ W. Marker is in Sister Bay, Wisconsin, in Door County. It is at the intersection of Bay Shore Drive (Wisconsin Route 42) and Gateway Drive, on the right when traveling north on Bay Shore Drive. The marker is next to the Sister Bay Information Center, at the intersection of routes 42 and 57. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2380 Gateway Drive, Sister Bay WI 54234, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn

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Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in 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 walking distance of this marker: Village of Sister Bay (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Village of Sister Bay (approx. ¼ mile away); Nature of Sister Bay (approx. ¼ mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Atlantic Coast Buccaneers (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pirate Flags (approx. 0.4 miles away); Jean Lafitte and Andrew Jackson (approx. 0.4 miles away); Blackbeard's Beard (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sister Bay.

Old Schoolhouse No. 2 Marker and Sister Bay Information Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean Flynn, July 31, 2023

2. Old Schoolhouse No. 2 Marker and Sister Bay Information Center

Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2023, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 328 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 1, 2023, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.