Indio in Riverside County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

1909 Indio Schoolhouse

By Michael Kindig, January 13, 2011

1. 1909 Indio Schoolhouse Marker

Inscription. This K-8 one room schoolhouse, once known as the Indio Public School, was the second school building to be erected in the area that is now Indio. Originally situated on the Southeast corner of Bliss and Fargo, it was later moved behind the original Roosevelt School on Highway 111 and Jackson Street. Finally, in 1999, it was relocated here on Deglet Noor as part of the Coachella Valley Historical Society, Museum and Cultural Center.

We thank the City of Indio and the many private donors for their assistance in preserving this school. The 1909 Schoolhouse Committee dedicates this building as a reminder to the future generations of the vital role education played in the formation of the present communities in the Coachella Valley.

Erected 2005 by Coachella Valley Historical Society and the Billy Holcomb Chapter of the Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus. (Marker Number 131.)

Marker series. This marker is included in the E Clampus Vitus marker series.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 33° 43.325′ N, 116° 13.429′ W. Marker was in Indio, California, in Riverside County. Marker could be reached from Deglet Noor Street north of Miles Avenue

Indio Public School image. Click for full size.

By Michael Kindig, January 13, 2011

2. Indio Public School

, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 44854 Deglet Noor Street, Indio CA 92201, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies. Smiley Place (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dr. June Robertson McCarroll (approx. 0.4 miles away); History of Electricity in the Coachella Valley (approx. 0.4 miles away); Jimmy Swaggart's "Date" (approx. 0.6 miles away); Veterans Remembrance Memorial (approx. 3.7 miles away); Water Trough (approx. 4 miles away); Indian Wells (approx. 6.6 miles away); Eisenhower Mountain (approx. 6.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Indio.

Categories. • Education • Notable Buildings •

By Michael Kindig, January 13, 2011

3. Water Pump

1909 Schoolhouse image. Click for full size.

By Michael Kindig, January 13, 2011

4. 1909 Schoolhouse

By Michael Kindig, January 13, 2011

5. Outhouse

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on January 19, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Long Beach, California. This page has been viewed 677 times since then and 2 times this year. Last updated on November 3, 2014, by Michael Kindig of Long Beach, California. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 19, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Long Beach, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.