Near Batavia in Clermont County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

One-Room Schoolhouses

— Clermont County Bicentennial Marker —

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 4, 2016

1. One-Room Schoolhouses Marker

Inscription. The nearby Lucy Run School (1885) is an example of the one-room schoolhouses that served rural Clermont County from 1800 to 1930. Before an Ohio law assessing taxes for public schools was passed in 1825, the first schools were by subscription. Public schools were strengthened with the Ohio School Act of 1853. This act made the townships separate districts and created school sub-districts. Lucy Run was Sub-District No. 4 in Batavia Township. By 1879, there were 143 township schools in the county. The era of the one-room schoolhouse came to an end with the consolidation of school districts in the 1930s. By 1936, only 16 one-room schools were still in operation.

Erected 2003 by Clermont County Bicentennial Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.

Location. 39° 2.603′ N, 84° 11.534′ W. Marker is near Batavia, Ohio, in Clermont County. It is on Lucy Run Cemetery Loop Road, on the left when traveling north. Marker is adjacent to Lucy Run Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3755 Lucy Run Cemetery Road, Batavia OH 45103, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cincinnati.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies

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: Morse House (approx. 2 miles away); Clemont County Korean War Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); Distinguished Citizens Of Clermont County Ohio (approx. 2.4 miles away); The Bicentennial Window (approx. 2.4 miles away); Batavia Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away); The Waits House (approx. 2½ miles away); The Walk of Veterans (approx. 2.6 miles away); Lake Allyn Site (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Batavia.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 4, 2016

2. One-Room Schoolhouses Marker

Full view, looking back towards the cemetery

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 4, 2016

3. One-Room Schoolhouses Marker

Looking down the road, from the cemetery

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 4, 2016

4. One-Room Schoolhouses Marker

The Lucy Run Cemetery sign

Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,597 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 17, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.