Replica 1899 School House
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Markerman62
N 26° 07.161 W 080° 08.772
17R E 585361 N 2889181
Located at the Ft Lauderdale Historical Society Museum on Nugent Avenue.
Waymark Code: WMZ689
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 09/16/2018
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This replica of the original schoolhouse, which was built by Edwin T. King, was constructed in 1976 as a community Bicentennial Project. The original schoolhouse was located on the corner of South Andrews Avenue and Southeast 5th Street. Ivy Cromartie (Stranahan) was the first schoolteacher and there were nine students in the first class. The schoolhouse served as a meeting place for the community and both the First Methodist Church and the Women's Club were organized there. The schoolhouse was used as such until 1910 and was later presumed destroyed by the 1926 hurricane.
Marker Number: None
Date: None
County: Broward
Marker Type: City
Sponsored or placed by: Fort Lauderdale Historical Society
Website: Not listed
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