Skeleton Bridge School - Vinland, WI, USA
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N 44° 05.837 W 088° 37.428
16T E 370025 N 4883959
This one-room schoolhouse served the Town of Vinland for 100 years.
Waymark Code: WMF9WZ
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 09/16/2012
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The Skeleton Bridge School was built in 1858, just after the Civil War, to serve the Town of Vinland which had been incorporated in 1849. The town is in Winnebago County. The School is located on the corner of Brooks and Skeleton Bridge Roads. The school was in use until 1957 when it was closed and the students were sent to the Oshkosh Area School District.
In 1858 land was obtained for a school which took the name of the nearby bridge over Daggetts Creek. The crossing was called Skeleton Bridge. The origin of the name remains uncertain. The road leads to Butte des Morts or "Mound of Death". There was a battle between the Fox and Menominee Indian tribes and there skeletons were found exposed. --Thanks Oshkosh Public Library reference librarians for the info.
The postal address is Oshkosh the closest post office.
Original or Re-creation?: Original
Is the schoolhouse still open as a school?: no
Address:
4508 Brooks Rd
Oshkosh, WI USA
54901
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
Web Address (if available): Not listed
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