Chesterfield Township in Oakshade in Fulton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Chesterfield School

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 24, 2024

1. Chesterfield School Marker

Inscription. The Chesterfield Centralized School opened October 5, 1916. It was the second centralized school in Fulton County. The first graduation was held in 1920. In 1936 a part of the North Dover School District was added and the Chesterfield Dover District came into being. A gym was added as well as restrooms and showers to the east of the original school. Another addition was completed in 1953 with a large band room, agriculture classrooms and a shop for vocational and industrial arts. The final graduation was held in 1965 with 28 students graduating. The Evergreen School District was formed on July 8. 1964 The building was used as an elementary and middle school through 1982 and demolished in 2023.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical date for this entry is July 8, 1964.

Location. 41° 40.101′ N, 84° 10.236′ W. Marker is in Oakshade, Ohio, in Fulton County. It is in Chesterfield Township. It is on U.S. 20 east of County Route 16, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15961 US-20, Wauseon OH 43567, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Black Swamp

and in the 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Taft Memorial Highway / Murray D. Van Wagoner Memorial Bridge (approx. 3.7 miles away in Michigan); Morenci Veterans Memorial

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(approx. 4½ miles away in Michigan); World Trade Center Artifact #H-0035A (approx. 4.9 miles away); a different marker also named Fulton County 9-11 Memorial (approx. 4.9 miles away); This Wagon (approx. 4.9 miles away); It's 1860 in the cabin today! (approx. 4.9 miles away); Canfield Cabin (approx. 4.9 miles away); Racetrack Bell (approx. 4.9 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Fulton County 9-11 Memorial (was approx. 4.9 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 24, 2024

2. Chesterfield School Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 24, 2024

3. Chesterfield School Marker

Chesterfield School c. 2018 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 6, 2018

4. Chesterfield School c. 2018

Chesterfield School During the Demolition image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 15, 2023

5. Chesterfield School During the Demolition

Chesterfield School Shortly After the Demolition image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 28, 2023

6. Chesterfield School Shortly After the Demolition

Credits. This page was last revised on July 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 525 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 26, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.