Pomona in Rockland County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Pig Knoll School

Photographed by Marianne Leese, June 12, 2015

1. Pig Knoll School Marker

Inscription. Architect Walter Robb Wilder designed this one-room schoolhouse in 1915 for Ramapo District Eleven in which he owned a farmstead. Attended by neighborhood children for 16 years, the school later became the West Pomona Community Center. Symmetrical in form and constructed of Rockland's abundant glacial fieldstones, the building has a sense of monumentality, yet expresses its own place and time. THE WEST POMONA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC.

Erected by The Historical Society of Rockland County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.

Location. 41° 10.218′ N, 74° 4.074′ W. Marker is in Pomona, New York, in Rockland County. It is on Rt.306. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Pomona Cultural Center 584 Rt 306, Pomona NY 10970, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Hudson Valley

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ladentown United Methodist Church (approx. one mile away); Shady Side Farm (approx. 1.7 miles away); 1786 Schoolhouse (approx. 2.1 miles away); Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Kakeath (approx. 2.1 miles away); 1700 Cemetery (approx.

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2.1 miles away); Brick Church (approx. 2.1 miles away); First Town Hall (approx. 2.1 miles away); Daniel Carter Beard (approx. 2.2 miles away).

More about this marker. West Pomona Community Center Association, sponsor

Pig Knoll School (North Side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Marianne Leese, June 12, 2015

2. Pig Knoll School (North Side)

Pig Knoll School (South Side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Marianne Leese, June 12, 2015

3. Pig Knoll School (South Side)

June 1961

4. Pig Knoll School Marker

The wedding photo of 5th grade,teacher Miss Rabe after the conclusion of school that year, 1961. This were 2 5th grade classes in the building. One on ground level, and the other in the basement. Miss Rabe’s class was on the ground floor. This was the arrangement until Oakwood Elementary School was completed later that year

Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2015, by The Historical Society of Rockland County of New City, New York. This page has been viewed 1,428 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 17, 2015, by The Historical Society of Rockland County of New City, New York. 4. submitted on May 6, 2022. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.