Hungarian Settlement School - Albany, LA
N 30° 28.050 W 090° 34.633
15R E 732602 N 3373084
Currently vacant school building, awaiting transformation into museum, according to signs.
Waymark Code: WM542R
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 11/07/2008
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Located between Albany and Springfield, LA on Hwy. 43. Is in process of becoming a local museum for the Hungarian Settlement community of Louisiana. Large structure, larger than I thought from pre waymarking study. It will be a nice museum building.
Found some history on internet,but best is from application I'll list here. Secondary website is for museum.
History Site The Hungarian Settlement School is locally significant in the area of ethnic history as a rare survivor to represent
the distinctive heritage of Hungarian Settlement. The school is of local educational significance because of its role in
educating both children and adults. It was the principal school for Hungarian Settlement children from 1928, when it
opened, to 1943, when it closed. Grades one through seven were taught there, and it is where many an Hungarian child
learned English. In addition, adult education classes were held there at night.
Hungarian immigrants from the North were first attracted to Livingston Parish around 1896. The stimulus was the
Charles Brakenridge Lumber Company, which advertised in Hungarian newspapers for workers, promising employment as
well as the opportunity to buy land. Also, the Illinois Central Railroad paid to advertise the area in an Hungarian
newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio. By 1900, seventeen Hungarian families had moved to the sawmill community. They called
their settlement Arpadhon, or “place of Arpad,” in honor of a legendary Hungarian hero.