Rockport School House @ Pioneer Village - Lagoon Amusement Park - Farmington, Utah
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Lord Mot
N 40° 59.107 W 111° 53.457
12T E 425052 N 4537487
Located in Lagoon's Pioneer Village
Waymark Code: WMBR9R
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 06/16/2011
Views: 5
The Rockport School House was constructed in 1870 out of "squared-off" pine logs cut in the mountains surrounding the pioneer settlement of Rockport, Utah. It's a fine example from the middle and late 1800's of schools located in the outlying communities. In the winter, the school children they would have to huddle around the pot-bellied stoves to keep warm since it was impossible to adequately heat the entire cabin. The building also served as an LDS chapel until a few years later when the LDS settlers could afford to construct a church. The toen of Rockport was flooded by the Wanship Dam in 1957.
About Pioneer Village:
Meant to be a “living museum", Pioneer Village is intended to make the history of Utah come alive. It was founded in 1938 near Salt Lake City by Horace and Ethel Sorensen. In April 1975, Lagoon bought the collection from the Sons of Utah Pioneers, and it opened at the amusement park in 1976.
Original or Re-creation?: Original
Is the schoolhouse still open as a school?: no
Address:
375 Lagoon Drive
Farmington, Utah
84025
Web Address (if available): [Web Link]
Does the school offer 19th century classroom reenactments or day camps?: no
Year the school first opened.: Not listed
Year the school closed.: Not listed
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