Westside Community Betterment in Springfield in Greene County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
First School-House in Greene County
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 12, 2011
1. First School-House in Greene County Marker
225 feet south of this spot the first school-house in Greene County was built by pioneers 1831. Small cabin, logs cut out for window and door openings. No shutter, door or chimney. Dirt floor. Three-legged benches. First teacher, Joseph Rountree. Puplis from Rountree, Miller, Fulbright and Weaver families.
Erected 1921 by University Club. (Marker Number 6.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1831.
Location. 37° 12.259′ N, 93° 19.024′ W. Marker is in Springfield, Missouri, in Greene County. It is in Westside Community Betterment. It is on Mount Vernon Street near Wabash Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1821 Mount Vernon Street, Springfield MO 65802, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Ozarks, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, 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, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Zagonyi's Charge (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rockwood Motor Court, Springfield, Missouri (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Cabin in Springfield (approx. 0.6 miles away); Red's Giant Hamburg (approx. 0.7 miles away); Battle of Springfield (approx. 1.1 miles away);
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More about this marker. Marker is engraved number "IV" when it should have been inscribed "VI"
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 12, 2011
2. First School-House in Greene County Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 12, 2011
3. First School-House in Greene County Marker
Should read "VI" and not "IV"
Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 876 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 2, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
