Silver City Schoolhouse
The growing town of Silver City built a schoolhouse at this site in 1867-1868. Enrollment was as high as 166 students in the 1880s. Children were educated here for nearly a century until school closed in 1958.
The building then began its career as the Silver City community center and volunteer fire department. The fire department parked trucks inside the south classroom. Community events took place in the north classroom.
Fire destroyed the schoolhouse in 2004. The community center was rebuilt in 2007 on the same place. The new building closely resembles the old schoolhouse in size and architectural style. Materials from the original building are incorporated into the new structure.
Erected 2007 by State Historic Preservation Office/Residents and Friends of Silver City. (Marker Number 264.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1958.
Location. 39° 15.874′ N, 119° 38.374′ W. Marker is in Silver City, Nevada, in Lyon County. It is on High Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address:
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Regionally, this marker is in the Sierra Nevada and in Greater Reno Area. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ill-Fated Brothers - Hosea and Ethan Grosh (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Devils Gate (approx. 0.2 miles away); Johntown (approx. half a mile away); American City (approx. 2.1 miles away); Jumbo (West Comstock) (approx. 2.1 miles away); Gold Hill Hotel (approx. 2.1 miles away); Gold Hill Brewery (approx. 2.1 miles away); I.O.O.F. Monument (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Silver City.
Regarding Silver City Schoolhouse. The Silver City Schoolhouse was rebuilt after a 2004 fire using as much material that could be salvaged from the original building, sometime in rather
Walter Pedlar, d. 1973 Don Knudsen, d. ca. 1975 Edward Willianson, d. ca. 1975 Cliff Sullivan, d. ca. 1980 Poppy Spelman, d. ca 1985 Jonathon Davis, d. ca. 1975 Buzz West, d. 1989 Mary Nichols, d. 1980 Lynne Hughes, d. 1982 Dick Dahlman, d. ca. 1995 John Carpenter, d. 2001 Sandy McCormick, d. 2003 Ramond Muller, d. 2005 Grahame A. Ross, d. 2008 Daniel Yuhasz, d. 2008 Frank Scoma, d. 2010
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