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March 20, 2014 by Monroe County Museum

Impact of Rural Schools

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When:
June 14, 2014 @ 6:45 pm
2014-06-14T18:45:00+00:00
2014-06-14T19:15:00+00:00
Where:
Monroe County History Museum
724 Elaine Drive
Waterloo, IL 62298
USA
Cost:
Free to the Public
40 Years War

A PowerPoint presentation by Dennis Patton.  Monroe County had 60 rural schools prior to 1950.  This program highlights the impact these educational institutions had on a developing nation beginning soon after the conclusion of the War of 1812. Mr. Patton purchased a dilapidated Sand Bank School house and refurbished it creating a community volunteer project which gained Columbia an Illinois Governor’s Hometown Award.  In 2012 the Sand Bank School was named a National Landmark School house.  Mr. Patton is a retired high school principal and author of his first book, School Days, Columbia, Illinois First Schools.

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