Grand Island in Hall County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Oldest Remaining School House
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 18, 2012
1. Oldest Remaining School House Marker
This building is the authorized public school house built in District No1 Hall County Nebr. Authorized & constructed in 1869 - 1870.
Erected 1982 by Central Nebraska Home Builders Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.
Location. 40° 54.051′ N, 98° 21.538′ W. Marker is on Grand Island, Nebraska, in Hall County. It can be reached from West Stolley Park Road. Marker is in Stolley Park, off Stolley Park Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2103 Stolley Park Road, Grand Island NE 68801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Nebraska and in the Platte River Valley. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and on the prairies. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Original Home of the Stolley Family (within shouting distance of this marker); La Grande Isle (within shouting distance of this marker); Grand Island (within shouting distance of this marker); Mormon Trail (approx. 1½ miles away); Old California Overland Trail (approx. 1½ miles away); The Pawnee: Prairie Town Builders, Pawnee History (approx. 1.6 miles away); Earth Lodge Design and Construction (approx. 1.6 miles away); Grand Island Public School Bell (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grand Island.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 18, 2012
2. Oldest Remaining School House and Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 18, 2012
3. Oldest Remaining School House Interior
Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,016 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 6, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
