Near Pandora in Putnam County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Bridenbaugh District #3 School
Photographed By Mike Baker, August 10, 2019
1. Bridenbaugh District #3 School Marker
One room schools were commonly named for people who furnished land for the building. Michael Bridenbaugh (1820- 1895), who settled in Riley Township in 1835, and wife Jemima (1834- 1903) sold a half-acre of land to the Riley Township school board in 1873. The first school on the site was a wooden structure, built in 1878. It was replaced by a brick building in 1889. The school operated until 1927, after which the district was consolidated. Students attended classes in nearby Pandora.
The Bridenbaugh family purchased the building and, like other former one- room schools, used it for storage. Unlike others, which eventually fell into disuse again and were razed, the Bridenbaughs restored their school, beginning in 1995. It opened in August 1997 with a reunion of its last teacher Mildred George (1905- 1997) and some of her former students. The restoration received an Award of Merit from Ohio State Historical Preservation Office in 2000. The school was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005 as a well- preserved example of a typical one- room school of the rural Midwest.
Erected 2019 by Bridenbaugh Family Heritage Farms First National Bank of Pandora Riley Township Trustees The Ohio Hostory Connection. (Marker Number 6-69.)
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Location. 40° 58.672′ N, 83° 58.609′ W. Marker is near Pandora, Ohio, in Putnam County. Marker is at the intersection of Road 6 (County Route 6) and County Route M6, on the left when traveling north on Road 6. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14022 Rd 6, Pandora OH 45877, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Ohio Historical Flood Marker (approx. 2 miles away); American Revolution Bicentennial (approx. 2 miles away); Pandora Veterans Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); Crawfis College (approx. 3.3 miles away); a different marker also named Crawfis College (approx. 3.3 miles away); Blanchard Township Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.9 miles away); Captain Sheldon O. Hall (approx. 3.9 miles away); CVE Anchor (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pandora.
Photographed By Mike Baker, August 10, 2019
2. Bridenbaugh District #3 School Marker Reverse
Photographed By Mike Baker, August 10, 2019
3. Bridenbaugh District #3 School Marker
Photographed By Mike Baker, August 10, 2019
4. Bridenbaugh District #3 School Marker
Photographed By Mike Baker, August 10, 2019
5. Bridenbaugh District #3 School House
Photographed By Craig Doda, October 16, 2020
6. Bridenbaugh District #3 School and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2019, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 388 times since then and 56 times this year. Last updated on November 30, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 10, 2019, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. 6. submitted on April 19, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
