Eagle Harbor Schoolhouse - Eagle Harbor, MI
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member linkys
N 47° 27.435 W 088° 09.774
16T E 412346 N 5256634
One room schoolhouse made famous when one of its teachers, Justus Rathbone, got the idea for the Order, Knights of Pythias, while teaching there.
Waymark Code: WMCF4J
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 08/31/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Big B Bob
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Wikipedia has an extensive article on this schoolhouse, excerpts from which follow.

Constructed in 1853 by local builder, and serve the community until 1892. Is a square building with gabled roof measuring twenty-four feet by twenty-four feet. The shingled gable roof has cornice returns, and a gabled belfry frame sits on one end of the roof. Building where Justus Rathbone wrote the ritual which became the basis for the Order of the Knights of Pythias. Listed on National Register of Historic Places and functions as a Pythian shrine. Open to visitors in summer and early fall.

Original or Re-creation?: Original

Year the school first opened.: 01/01/1853

Year the school closed.: 01/01/1892

Is the schoolhouse still open as a school?: no

Address:
Third and Center Streets
Eagle Harbor, MI USA

Web Address (if available): [Web Link]

Does the school offer 19th century classroom reenactments or day camps?: no
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