Searsport in Waldo County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
Union School
Searsport, Maine
— The Museum in the Streets —
Photographed By James True, August 25, 2011
1. Union School Marker
In the 1850s, with no public transportation, children had to walk to school or ride in a wagon. If Searsport families wanted to educate their children, facilities had to be provided within walking distance of their homes. There were 14 school houses or rooms in other buildings for the relatively few children in the widespread rural area. Build in the 1850s, the Union School still stands. One of the larger of the schools in the village, it was built by "Tarpaulin Muster" or, in landlubber terms, by private subscription rather than by town appropriation. The building was used as an elementary and high school until crowded conditions in the 1920s necessitated classes to be held upstairs in the firehouse, as well as on the first floor of Union Hall, until an elementary school could be built.
Erected 2009 by The Museum in the Streets®. (Marker Number 11.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the The Museum in the Streets®: Searsport, Maine series list.
Location.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Raising the Flag / Hisser le drapeau (approx. 0.2 miles away); Making a Living / Gagner sa vie (approx. 0.2 miles away); Peter Ward, Ship Carpenter: Living and Working in a Neighborhood of Artisans (approx. 0.2 miles away); Early Banking / Les premières banques (approx. 0.2 miles away); Union Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Main Street, 1875 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Searsport House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Liberty Tree Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Searsport.
More about this marker. Marker #11 (of 17) in "The Museum in the Streets". The text on the Marker is in English, followed by a French translation.
Photographed By James True, August 25, 2011
2. Union School Marker
Photographed By James True, August 25, 2011
3. Union School
Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2011, by James True of Newark, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 548 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 30, 2011, by James True of Newark, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Transcription of the French text • Can you help?
