Duchouquet Township in Cridersville in Auglaize County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Cridersville District School (1939-2009)

Cridersville District School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 2, 2023

1. Cridersville District School Marker

Inscription. In 1939 a new school was built on this site. It was the fourth school since the first one-room schoolhouse was built in 1866. Between 1939 and 1966, 518 students would graduate from this school. As Cridersville grew, the number of students in the school increased by more than 500 by 1962. The board of education chose to consolidate with the Wapakoneta school district in 1965. The class of 1966 was the last class to graduate from this building. It then became the local elementary school until 2009 when a new elementary school was built on Reichelderfer Road. For seventy years, more than 2,600 students were educated in this building. Today the site is Legacy Park - dedicated to the learning, accomplishments, friendships, and memories that happened here. May this space continue to be a legacy to future generations in Cridersville.

Granite donated by John and Steve Johns

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1939.

Location. 40° 39.245′ N, 84° 8.371′ W. Marker is in Cridersville, Ohio, in Auglaize County. It is in Duchouquet Township. It is at the

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intersection of East Main Street and South Water Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 E Main Street, Lima OH 45806, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains.

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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cridersville High School Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Cridersville Goes To War (within shouting distance of this marker); Cridersville Rams (within shouting distance of this marker); Founding The Town (within shouting distance of this marker); The Shawnee In Western Ohio (within shouting distance of this marker); Investing In Education (within shouting distance of this marker); The Place For Basketball

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 2, 2023

2. Cridersville District School Marker

& More (within shouting distance of this marker); Oil Boom Years (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cridersville.

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 2, 2023

3. Cridersville District School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 587 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 13, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.