Scioto Township near Orient in Pickaway County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Scioto Township District No. 2 Schoolhouse

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 27, 2024

1. Scioto Township District No. 2 Schoolhouse Marker

Inscription. This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.

Location. 39° 47.763′ N, 83° 5.647′ W. Marker is near Orient, Ohio, in Pickaway County. It is in Scioto Township. It is on Snyder Road (County Road 145) 0.1 miles east of Matville Road (County Road 33), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8143 Snyder Rd, Orient OH 43146, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Scioto Valley

and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area.

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,

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and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Scioto Township Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); The Borror Family / Borror's Corners (approx. 3.9 miles away); VFW Post 11208 Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away); Funk-Ziegenspeck Granary (approx. 4.4 miles away); Borror-Roach Windmill (approx. 4.4 miles away); Bob Evans Double-Crib Log Barn (approx. 4.4 miles away); Jones Log Barn (approx. 4.4 miles away); Augenstein-Spillman Blacksmith Shop (approx. 4.4 miles away).

Regarding Scioto Township District No. 2 Schoolhouse. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:

Scioto Township District No. 2 was defined by 1855. It had as many pupils as 67 in 1876 and as few as 25 in 1910. The ¾ acre parcel being nominated was first deeded to the Board of Education for a schoolhouse lot in 1867/1888 (two parts). This school was built in 1888 and in a rare fashion the builders of the school are identified as Ater & Kern in the stone plaque above the door. The location of the District #2 school building(s) predating this one is not known.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 27, 2024

2. Scioto Township District No. 2 Schoolhouse Marker
It is believed the District #2 schoolhouse closed in 1919, the year the Board of Education sold back the land to the owner of the surrounding farm.

Countywide, there were 23 one-room schools operating in 1920. All of them had closed by 1932 according to the Ohio Department of Education records.

Also see . . . Scioto Township District No. 2 Schoolhouse (PDF). National Register nomination for the schoolhouse, which was listed in 1987. (Prepared by Kathy Mast Kane; via National Archives) (Submitted on June 19, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 558 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 19, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.