Stepney in Monroe in Greater Bridgeport Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Stepney Schoolhouse

Photographed by Michael Herrick, December 24, 2015

1. Stepney Schoolhouse Marker

Inscription. Stepney
ca 1830
Stepney Schoolhouse The one-room district schoolhouse was the cornerstone of CT public education until the 20th century. Students of all ages were taught by one teacher and often supplied their own books & writing slates. This school originally had a double outhouse, one side for girls and the other for boys. In 1872, 26 students were enrolled. When the Monroe Consolidated School opened in 1935, Monroe's 7 neighborhood schools were closed & sold at auction. Stepney Heritace Trail - Werth Family Foundation

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education.

Location. 41° 18.236′ N, 73° 15.24′ W. Marker is in Monroe in Greater Bridgeport Region, Connecticut. It is in Stepney. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Connecticut Route 25) and Purdy Hill Road, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 140 Main Street, Monroe CT 06468, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Connecticut Shoreline

and in Greater Bridgeport.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

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 Fairfield County

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Stepney Fire House #1 (approx. ¼ mile away); Bridgeport/Newtown Turnpike (approx. 0.9 miles away); Birdsey’s Plain (approx. 1.3 miles away); Birdsey’s Plain Stepney Baptist Church

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(approx. 1.3 miles away); Original Bell of Stepney Baptist Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); Birdsey’s Plain Methodist Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); Monroe World War I Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Burr Hawley & Burritt General Store (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monroe.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, December 24, 2015

2. Stepney Schoolhouse Marker

Photographed by Michael Herrick, December 24, 2015

3. Stepney Schoolhouse Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2016, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 743 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 3, 2016, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.