Clintonville in Waupaca County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Clintonville High School
Photographed by Eric Kuntz, July 19, 2025
1. Clintonville High School Marker
The history of education in Clintonville is intertwined with this site. A two-room schoolhouse, built in 1873 on this land donated by the towns namesake, Urial P. Clinton, was the towns first building constructed solely for the purpose of education. In 1918, Clintonville built its first structure intended to be used only as a high school. The firm of Parkinson & Dockendorff designed the school with as much flexibility as possible in the knowledge that additions would inevitably be made. These included the 1951 Rexford School Building and the 1966 Connecting Addition. As of 2023, this site serves as the Rexford-Longfellow Elementary School. The evolution of this site represents changes in educational philosophy and school architecture over time, as well as the need to grow facilities as rural schools consolidated.
Erected 2023 by Wisconsin Historical Society. (Marker Number 627.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Wisconsin Historical Society series list.
Location. 44° 37.216′ N, 88° 45.774′ W. Marker is in Clintonville, Wisconsin, in Waupaca County. It is on 8th Street, on the right when traveling east
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Regionally, this marker is in Northern Wisconsin. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Clintonville Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Portion of Wall of China (approx. 0.2 miles away); FourWheel Drive (approx. 0.2 miles away); Birthplace of an Airline (approx. 1½ miles away); Wāpahkoh (approx. 6.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.9 miles away); Melvin O. Handrich (approx. 13.1 miles away); Shiocton Area Veterans Memorial (approx. 14.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clintonville.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Chief Waupaca (was approx. 6.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Regarding Clintonville High School. The facility is now closed.
Photographed by Eric Kuntz, July 19, 2025
2. Clintonville High School Marker
Photographed by Eric Kuntz, July 19, 2025
3. Facility closure sign on door.
Photographed by Greta Schassler, September 6, 2025
4. Clintonville High School Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2025, by Eric Kuntz of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 290 times since then and 101 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 19, 2025, by Eric Kuntz of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. 4. submitted on September 8, 2025, by Greta Schassler of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
