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Martinsburg School, Martinsburg, Indiana, 1940s

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Martinsburg School, Martinsburg, Indiana, 1940s
Billy Martin

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This object appears in the following sections:


On the School Bus: Martinsburg, Indiana, 1939		 On the School Bus: Martinsburg, Indiana, 1939 — Consolidating Schools

RELATED OBJECTS
Jackson Township, Indiana
Jackson Township, Indiana


Martinsburg school
Currently on display
 Not a part of the official Smithsonian Collection
Details
Date Made:
about 1945
Dates Used:
1923
Locations:
Indiana
History
In 1923 the new Martinsburg School was opened, replacing several local one-room schoolhouses. Over the next 20 years, as Jackson Township's population decreased and school buses became more practical, more schools were consolidated into the Martinsburg School. In 1940 the last one-room schoolhouse in the township was closed.

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