Pleasant Grove School - Owensboro, KY - One-Room Schoolhouses on Waymarking.com

Pleasant Grove School is a historic one-room schoolhouse near Owensboro, KY. It is located west of town in Panther Creek Park. The school was relocated to the park in 1996 and restored in 1998.

All this information is given on a historical sign attached to the school.

(Taken from the historical plaque)
"PLEASANT GROVE ONE ROOM SCHOOL

The Pleasant Grove School was built in 1876 on ground donated by JP Crabtree. His daughter, Ethel Crabtree Ford, was one of the first students to attend. Subsequently, Mr. George Thompson donated an equal adjoining parcel of land to establish Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.

Attendance ranged from 15 to 30 students, some walking as much as two miles to attend. All eight grades were taught, but due to restraints, the 7th and 8th grades were alternately omitted.

The school was closed in 1937 upon the completion of Sorgo Consolidated Elementary and was used as residence for the school custodian for several years.

Believed to be one of the oldest one room school remaining in the state, it was moved to Panther Creek Park in 1996. In 1998, the building was restored thanks to the Daviess County Fiscal Court, Mrs. William (Carrie Lee) Kuegel, the Pleasant Grove Restoration Committee comprising of former Pleasant Grove student-teachers, the Daviess County Parks staff, and many special friends"

Original or Re-creation?: Re-located Original Year the school first opened.: 01/01/1876 Year the school closed.: 01/01/1937 Is the schoolhouse still open as a school?: no Address: 5160 Wayne Bridge Road Owensboro, KY USA 42303 Web Address (if available): [Web Link] Does the school offer 19th century classroom reenactments or day camps?: Not Listed

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