Brown Township in Allensville in Vinton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Hope Schoolhouse

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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 28, 2024

1. Hope Schoolhouse Marker

Inscription.
A booming iron industry brought families to the area surrounding Zaleski State Forest. Beyond work, this group needed community and a school system. Even after the furnace stopped operation in 1874, families stayed, and even more children were enrolled in school.

In 1883, the school district purchased a half-acre lot, and a new schoolhouse was built. During the 1920s and 1930s, the Hope Schoolhouse featured one of the largest school libraries in Vinton County. In 1931, a fire, possibly aided by the practice of using kerosene on the floors to keep the dust down, destroyed the old schoolhouse. The school was rebuilt in 1932. However, as the iron-ore industry declined, the community shrank and the number of school students declined, and Hope Schoolhouse closed in 1941.

Erected by Ohio Department of Natural Resources. (Marker Number 10.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1874.

Location. 39° 18.962′ N, 82° 21.095′ W. Marker is in Allensville, Ohio, in Vinton County. It is in Brown Township. It is on Wheelabout Road (County Route 3) near Shea Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9 Wheelabout Rd, Mc Arthur OH 45651, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Hocking Hills

and in Southern Ohio Hill Country.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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

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markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Selinde Roosenburg (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Hope Schoolhouse (here, next to this marker); Gallia County State Route 160 Racoon Creek Bridge (approx. 1.1 miles away); Hope Furnace (approx. 1.3 miles away); Hope Furnace / Hanging Rock Iron Region (approx. 1.3 miles away); The History of Lake Hope (approx. 1.3 miles away); Hope Furnace Ruins (approx. 1.3 miles away); Adena Culture (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Allensville.

Other markers no longer nearby. The Hanging Rock Blast Furnace (was approx. 1.3 miles away but has been permanently removed); From Forest to Furnace (was approx. 1.3 miles away but has been permanently removed); The Furnace Legacy (was approx. 1.3 miles away but has been permanently removed); Life in Zaleski (was approx. 1.3 miles away but has been permanently removed); The Hanging Rock Iron Region (was approx. 1.3 miles away but has been permanently removed).

More about this marker. Located in the Zaleski State Forest

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 28, 2024

2. Hope Schoolhouse Marker

Rear of school with marker

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 28, 2024

3. Hope Schoolhouse Marker

Front of school with quilt

Credits. This page was last revised on November 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2024, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 670 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 30, 2024, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.