Goodyears Bar in Sierra County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Goodyears Bar Schoolhouse

Photographed by Syd Whittle, October 14, 2012

1. Goodyears Bar Schoolhouse Marker

Inscription. This building was erected in early 1862 as a church and public meeting place. It was built from flume lumber floated down the river from Snake Bar. In the latter half of 1862 it was turned into a temple of learning. Mrs. Delany was the first teacher on record. There is speculation the schoolhouse escaped the fire of 1864 and by 1882 there were 31 students enrolled in this school. Teacher Mrs. Sydney Strand ended the era of teaching all eight primary grades in a one room schoolhouse in 1953 when the governing school board decided to discontinue its use and bussed the local students to Downieville. The board gave the building to the community of Goodyears Bar where for the last 50 years it has been used as a social hall, voting place, pre-school, and currently as a museum to commemorate the rich mining history to which the town owes its beginning.

Erected 2012 by Major William Downie Chapter 1849, E Clampus Vitus, Cy Rollins and the Community of Goodyears Bar.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus

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series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.

Location. 39° 32.444′ N, 120° 53.066′ W. Marker is in Goodyears Bar, California, in Sierra County. It is on Old Toll Bridge Road east of Mountain House Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 Old Toll Bridge Road, Goodyears Bar CA 95944, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Sierra Nevada.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

on the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Goodyears Bar (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The St. Charles Hotel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rite Here (approx. 2.8 miles away); Mountain House (approx. 2.8 miles away); Cannon Point - California Volunteers Memorial (approx. 3 miles away); Downieville (approx. 3 miles away);

Photographed by Syd Whittle, October 14, 2012

2. Goodyears Bar Schoolhouse Marker

Sierra County, California (approx. 3.2 miles away); Mountain Howitzers (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Goodyears Bar.

Goodyears Bar Schoolhouse and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, October 14, 2012

3. Goodyears Bar Schoolhouse and Marker

Goodyears Bar Schoolhouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, October 14, 2012

4. Goodyears Bar Schoolhouse

Goodyears Bar Schoolhouse Bell image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, October 14, 2012

5. Goodyears Bar Schoolhouse Bell

It is believed that this bell, located at the nearby Helm's St. Charles Inn Bed and Breakfast, is the original schoolhouse bell.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2012, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 602 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 15, 2012, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.