Today, I heard that the old schoolhouse
just west of Dalton burned down.
This old one-room schoolhouse known
as District #126
had not been used in years.
[Maybe since the 1920's, but that is
just a guess on my part.]
It is kind of sad; this old landmark
was the last remaining building of
the town once known as Parkdale.
A couple of years ago, I took some
pictures of the school that was
tucked back in the trees,
barely visible from the road.
District #126
Inside the school entrance
a shelf was still attached to the wall.
One can imagine that children put
their lard pails containing
their lunches on here.
It appeared that more shelving,
or possibly a cabinet was on the wall directly
above it at one time.
A view from the side
Can't you just hear the old
school bell ringing
when it was time for classes to begin?
On the outside of the building the
stairway leading to the basement was still intact.
The furnace that used to keep the school
warm was still there.
So glad I took these pictures.
I think Amy maybe took better (& more) of them.
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