Two consolidated schools in Blackford County that got consolidated themselves

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I always thought one-room schoolhouses were relics of an ancient era. It surprised me to learn that some in Blackford County operated through the 1950s and 60s! Today, a pair of elementary buildings that succeeded the one-room schools of Licking and Jackson Township have been consolidated as well. I guess time marches on.

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What’s left of Jackson Township’s Millgrove schoolhouse in Blackford County

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Although a one-room, frame building preceded it, Blackford County’s first substantial District 11 school in Jackson Township at Millgrove was built in 1886. It was likely lost in a fire in 19021, at which point a replacement was constructed. Both the 1886 building and its successor -red brick, one-and-a-half stories, and featuring a bell tower- operated two-year high schools until 1908. Extra classes like that weren’t accredited by the state of Indiana, but that was typical of many rural schools that offered advanced coursework2.

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