Saint Nazianz in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

George Washington School

Photographed by Peggy Ryan, November 9, 2022

1. George Washington School Marker

Inscription. The George Washington School was built in 1893 at a cost of $1,800. It is believed to have once housed the largest collection of library books of any Manitowoc County rural school. The Village of St. Nazianz purchased the school in 1983 and converted it into its village hall.

Erected 2000

Erected 2000 by the Wisconsin Historical Society. (Marker Number 442.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington, and the Wisconsin Historical Society series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.

Location. 44° 0.494′ N, 87° 55.556′ W. Marker is in Saint Nazianz, Wisconsin, in Manitowoc County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street (County Road C) and South 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street. Marker is at the front entrance to the St. Nazianz Village Office. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 228 West Main Street, Saint Nazianz WI 54232, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Wisconsin’s

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

Door Peninsula.

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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Nazianz Area Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); St. Nazianz (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Gregory Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929) (approx. 4.8 miles away); Site of Gjerpen Evangelical Lutheran Church (approx. 7.1 miles away); Kiel Veterans Park (approx. 8.4 miles away); Carl Gottlieb Heins House (approx. 8½ miles away); St. Martin’s Church (approx. 8.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Saint Nazianz.

Other markers no longer nearby. Thorstein Veblen (was approx. 4.8 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Meeme Poll House (was approx. 7.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . St. Nazianz, Wisconsin.