THE MICHIGAN ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE ASSOCIATION

Ferry Consolidated Schools

Ferry

Oceana

-1958

Wooden-framed school was built in 1881 on a farm owned by Samuel O. Cole. It closed about 1945, but reopened in 1953-54 for one year while a new school named Pineview was being built next to the old Cole School. Was auctioned off after Pineview was completed for the students to move into. Cole was 20 ft x 30 ft and had 8 ft x 8 ft attachments, a furnace, single desks and a table

Ames #8

Shelby 10

Oceana

1895-after 1924

SE corner of Buchanan Rd & 88th Ave

4

B

The first Ames School burned down in 1924. A second wooden-frame school was built down the road. It is now a residence

Silver Lake #6

Golden 6

Oceana

1895-

E side of 22nd Ave, S of Silver Lake Rd

35

Silver Lake School is gone. A residence with a garage is now on the site

Houk #7f

Elbridge 7

Oceana

by 1913-1958

Halfway between Taylor & Fillmore Rds on 128th Ave

6

B

Was a nice brick school when it closed in 1958. It may have been a home after that, but it now looks to be in too poor of condition for someone to live there

Stoney Lake #2

Benona 11

Oceana

1894-circa 1930's

N side of Stone Rd between 24th & 28th Ave

32

W

After the school annexed or was closed it became a residence

Eagles/Wilson/Means #7

Grant 17

Oceana

1895-closed in 1960's

5683 S 90th Ave, New Era

10

W

Eagle and Cranston/Condon annexed to Shelby district in the 1960's

Van Wickle #2

Hart 7

Oceana

1895-1960's

Corner of Fillmore & 88th Ave

34

W

This school was one of the 12 one-room schools in Hart Township. This district annexed to Hart Public Schools. It is now a residence

Bird #2

Benona 11

Oceana

1895-circa 1930's

N side of Stone Rd between 24th & 28th Ave

26

W

Active school through the 1930's. Became a residence. Owned by the Burmester family

Pine Grove #1

Claybanks 16

Oceana

1856-1965

7577 W Cleveland Rd, New Era, Michigan

16

W

Pine Grove was the first school in Oceana. It has been converted into the Claybanks Township Hall. In 1965 Pine Grove consolidated with the Montague School System. School is still standing. Five county schools were operating by 1900. Pine Grove, Fuller Creek, Bradyville, Green & Girdle Rd

Laporte #3

Horton

Ogemaw

Wickes Rd at Cook St, S/30

30

B

North Lake #1

Hill

Ogemaw

1966

Dease Rd, S/2

2

Gone

Rifle River (29) #1

Churchill

Ogemaw

M-55 & Morrison Rd, S/20

20

W

CD 61-62

O'Connor #2

Hill

Ogemaw

1966

Shady Shores Rd, S/7

7

Gone. Burned-down (2R)

Central Village School #3

Ogemaw

1912-

Slayton

Klacking

Ogemaw

State owned, S/5

5

O'Neil (17) #2

Churchill

Ogemaw

State Rd E of Selkirk Rd, S/10

10

CD 61-62

Damon

Foster

Ogemaw

Fairview Rd

Log

Gone. New home on site

Robinson Mill

Goodar

Ogemaw

Breen near Mack Lake Rd, S/3

3

Log

Gone

McGregor

Foster

Ogemaw

State Rd, S/9

9

Withey (18) #2f

Logan

Ogemaw

1898-1962

Old State & Henderson Lake Rds

5

W

First school in Leavitt. Frame. Teacher: Mr Hall. Exhibit Building at County Fairgrounds. Owned by Ogemaw County Fair Board. Open during fair in August

South Branch

Goodar

Ogemaw

-By WW2

Heath Rd, S/13

13

Area children have been going to various district schools since before World War II. Choices are either Hale, Oscoda or Rose City Schools. Michigan Shadow Towns. p. 128

Dale #1

Rose

Ogemaw

Heath & Reasner Rds, S/32

32

W

Storage building

Piper Lake

Foster

Ogemaw

State Rd, S/12

12

Green #5

Hill

Ogemaw

1966

Town Hall Rd, S/14

14

Gone

Stillwater

Ogemaw

Waterman #2

Cumming

Ogemaw

1944

Schmitt Rd, S/4

4

W

Residence?

Miller (27) #2

West Branch

Ogemaw

Simmons Rd, S/22

22

W

CD 61-62

Eastside (23) #5

West Branch

Ogemaw

Campbell & Gallagher Rds

7

B

CD 61-62

Red (31) #3

Churchill

Ogemaw

498 State Rd & Morrison Rd, S/7

7

W

CD 61-62. Red School Mercantile

Sage Lake #3

Hill

Ogemaw

1966

Sage Lake Rd

W

Residence

Palmer #5

Logan

Ogemaw

Beach Rd near Megan Rd, S/28

28

W

Lupton

Rose

Ogemaw

1879

Lupton near Rose City Rd & M-33

Built in 1905. Now a Senior Citizen Center. Michigan Shadow Towns p. 126 says first school built in 1879 by Quakers. In 1903, a new brick schoolhouse was built and is still there. It has been converted into an Activities Center with help from Detroit's Purple Gang vacationed in Lupton

Greenwood (27) #1f

Horton

Ogemaw

Greenwood Rd, S/36

36

CB

Eben 1st school

Edwards

Ogemaw

late 1800's

Moved to Chatham - Edwards Township Ogemaw County (There is no Edwards Township in Alger County)

8

W

Now Superior Central High School

Maltby

Goodar

Ogemaw

Heath Rd, S/21

21

B

Gone

Central Village School #2

Ogemaw

1906-1971

Churchill Township

Churchill

Ogemaw

W

Goodar/Byce

Goodar

Ogemaw

Breen & Goodar Rds, S/1

1

W

Residence?

LaTreille #4

Klacking

Ogemaw

Stoney Creek Rd, S/17

17

Nestor (29) #4

Logan

Ogemaw

1904-1966

M-55 & Sage Lake Rd, S/23

23

B

CD 61-62

Loranger RR

Horton

Ogemaw

RailRoad Station, S/15

15

Bell #4

Cumming

Ogemaw

1944

Pettit Rd, S/36

36

B

Vacant

Rosevear/later Cobblestone #1

Klacking

Ogemaw

Fairview, Clear Lake Rd S/30

30

W

Gone

Silver Creek #4f

Mills

Ogemaw

S/1

1

Horseshoe Lake or Swamp Corners

Foster

Ogemaw

State Rd, S/1

1

Harcourt (27) #3

Ogemaw

Ogemaw

M-55 or M-76, S/27

27

CD 61-62

Tule

Orient

Ogemaw

about 1905

Inside classroom

Edwards (21) #1f

Edwards

Ogemaw

1902-1964 or late 1800's-1950's or 60's

Greenwood Rd S/26 - Edwards Township - In Ogemaw County

20 or 21

W

Residence. Consolidated with Branch Public Schools

Pioneer

Rose

Ogemaw

Rose City Rd

Log

Gone

Beaver Lake

Foster

Ogemaw

State Rd, S/31

31

Bush Lake #2

Mills

Ogemaw

Lucinda Dr, S/26

26

Beechwood #3

Rose

Ogemaw

Mayhew Rd, S/8

8

Hunt Club

Caverly #6

Logan

Ogemaw

1921

State & Beach Rds, S/9

9

Edith Crow was last teacher

Lane Height

Rose

Ogemaw

1881-

Lupton Rd, S/26

26

W

Gone

Ransomville

Bruce

Ogemaw

DeTour

All Ogemaw Rural Schools consolidated in 1957. One day a boy had to kill a rat with a bat. The Slate Fall 2010

Pleasant Hill (6) #2

Ogemaw

Ogemaw

Gray & Mass Rds, S/13

13

W

CD 61/62. Does not look like a one-room schoolhouse

Deckerville #2

Rose

Ogemaw

Deckerville Rd, S/15

15

W

Still standing

Osborne

Foster

Ogemaw

State Rd, S/24

24

Stanlake #1

Logan

Ogemaw

Corner of Denstedt & State Rds

W

*Photo in Gallery

Moss #4

West Branch

Ogemaw

Fairview Rd, S/7

11 or 7

W

Neal #4

Rose

Ogemaw

3807 N Campbell Rd, S/26

26

W

Residence

Campbell Corners (32) #3

West Branch

Ogemaw

Campbell & State Rds, S/11

22

W

CD 61-62

Lupton #5f

Rose

Ogemaw

1881-

3668 Cherry St & Malone Rd

B

10 grades. Church & School

Atherton (30) #3f

Churchill

Ogemaw

Henderson Lake at M-55, S/25

25

W

Now a residence

Chase #1

Klacking

Ogemaw

S/29

29

Gone. Destroyed by a tornado and rebuilt in 1917

Busenbark #4f

Horton

Ogemaw

Cabin Lake & Peach Lake Rds, S/2

2

W

Cook (36) #2

Horton

Ogemaw

Cook Rd, S/8

8

W

Camp #1

Crystal 3

Ogemaw

Corner of 144th St & River Rd, S/3

3

1 of 7 schools in Township. Has been torn-down

Evergreen/earlier known as Peters #2

Klacking

Ogemaw

Campbell Rd, S/26

26

Hamacher #3

Cumming

Ogemaw

1944

Morrison Rd, S/30

30

B

Township Hall

Eben 2nd school #3

Edwards

Ogemaw

early 1900's-1950's or 60's

Stillwagon & Rau Rds, S/8 - Edwards Township- Ogemaw County

8

W or B

Several additions added. Now Superior Central High School

Guest #4

Hill

Ogemaw

Laird Rd, S/26

26

W

Gone. Moved to Hale after WWII. Music room behind the High School

Geroy #3

Klacking

Ogemaw

1956

N Campbell Rd

Gone. (German Siding) Closed in 1956 and burned-down in 1986

Goodar

West Branch

Ogemaw

Settlement of Goodar

First school in settlement of Goodar. Clip from Michigan History magazine in Jan & Feb 1989

Union School

Union

Ontonagon

early 1900's-late 1950's

Stood at site of Maple Manor

25

W

Moved W when the Central School was constructed. The two buildings were connected by a corridor. 100 Years of Ontonagon Schools

McKay

Rockland

Ontonagon

early 1900's-1950's

Out on Lakeshore Rd beyond Hungry Hollow

26

W

Built on land donated by the Hamm homestead at the four corners. Now the Sleeping River Hunting Camp. 100 Years of Ontonagon Schools

Bruce Crossing

Stannard

Ontonagon

1902-by 1968

Bruce Crossing Village at US-45/M-28 junction

22

Log/W

Far western end of Upper Peninsula. The State Spring 2009

West Side School

Ontonagon

Ontonagon

early 1900's-late 1950's

Stood across from the Paper Mill

11

W

Now a parking lot. Before that was home of Hannah Fowler and her father. They built a porch across the front. School later moved to Norwich Rd. 100 Years of Ontonagon Schools

Tolfree School

Ontonagon

Ontonagon

early 1900's-1955

Located near Tolfree Mine site

24

W

100 years of Ontonagon Schools

Merriweather

Bergland

Ontonagon

1919-1931

Merriweather is where the creek flows into the N end of Lake Gogebic just off M-28

9

W

Merriweather School lasted from 1919-1931. Michigan Shadow Towns p. 228

South Fire Steel

Matchwood

Ontonagon

early 1900's-1960's

On the right just past Haiti's Corners

27

W

Only the foundation of this building is left to show where it was located. 100 Years of Ontonagon Schools

Ewen

McMillan

Ontonagon

1915-1998

14312 Airport Road, Ewen, MI 49925

22

B

Original Ewen High School closed in 1998 when the consolidated District School Campus was built on the western edge of town. Michigan Shadow Towns p. 226

Southside

Ontonagon

Ontonagon

early 1900's-1955

At corner on the Old Rockland Rd & Mercury St

12

W

Now a residence. 100 Years of Ontonagon Schools

North Firesteel

Interior

Ontonagon

1910-1960's

Corner of Hungry Hollow on the N Firesteel hill on the Joos Farm

10

W

Mining location school. Closed after mine decline

Greenland Road School

Ontonagon

Ontonagon

1909-1960's

Now site of Candlelight Club

12

W

First rural school to be built in Ontonagon Township. The 2nd Greenland Rd was built in 1909 in the same location. After closing, it was named Lincoln Gardens, a tavern. Destroyed by fire. 100 Years of Ontonagon Schools

North Flint Steel

Greenland

Ontonagon

late 1800's-1950's

On a corner just beyond the Flint Steel River

19

W

Also known as the Red Schoolhouse. 100 Years of Ontonagon Schools

Beck School

Greenland

Ontonagon

1890-1956

Intersection of Firesteel & Beck Rds

3

W

100 Years of Ontonagon Schools. p. 68

White Pine

Carp Lake

Ontonagon

1915-2004

6 miles S of Lake Superior just off M-64

25

W

In 2004 the High School was closed. The Elementary School continues in the former H.S. complex. H.S. students attend either Ontonagon or Ewen-Trout Creek. The original Elementary School is now partly used by an auto repair business. Michigan Shadow Towns p. 232

Woodspur School

Greenland

Ontonagon

early 1900's-1955

At junction of Firesteel & Beck Rds

6

W

Now a residence. 100 Years of Ontonagon Schools

Silver City

Carp Lake

Ontonagon

1900's-1950's

Village did mine for Silver. Near entrance to Porcupine Mountains State Park

30

W

There was never a school or church in the Village and the Post Office closed after just 4 years, in 1877. The few kids who live in the area go either to the school in White Pine, 6 miles S, or Ontonagon, 14 miles E. Michigan Shadow Towns p. 229

Trout Creek

Interior

Ontonagon

1902-1969

Trout Creek on M-28

15

W

Museum. Today there are less than 20 children living in Trout Creek. Trout Creek consolidated with Ewen Schools in 1969 and now all area children go to a new consolidated school near Ewen, 15 miles W. The Villages last school, a two-story brick building closed in 1977 and is deteriorating. Michigan Shadow Towns p. 230

Norwich Road

Norwich

Ontonagon

early 1900's-late 1950's

On Norwich Rd when the blacktop ends

6

W

Now a residence. Still appears as a school. 100 Years of Ontonagon Schools

Dean #6

Sylvan

Osceola

1882-1920

S/19

19

Dean School usually had a small enrollment and annexed to Sylvan District #2

Maple Crest #6

Highland

Osceola

1886-1941

Located among many towering Maple trees near the Village of Park Lake

2

Log/W

The school opened in June 1886 for the families of the sawmill settlement with Charles Griffin as the teacher. It closed in 1941 to annex with Marion Schools. The school still stands among the Maple trees. School Days p. 35

Chippewa #3

Orient

Osceola

1884-1946

Located at Chippewa Station

11

At one time Chippewa Station had the C&O railroad and the Chippewa River all passing through their area. There were also two saw mills, a shingle mill and a lot of materials were shipped from this point. A school was opened by 1882, but the school ended up consolidating with the Brooks School in 1921 as there just was no longer the enrollment to keep the school open. School Days p. 61

Richardson #6

Marion

Osceola

1882-

On the banks of the Muskegon River

25

W

Mud Lake #2

Burdell

Osceola

1882-

On hillside overlooking small, picturesque Mud Lake

27

-1930

Consolidated in 1930. The school was moved 1/2 mile N. A residence has been built on the schoolhouse site. School Days p. 13. Photo p. 14

Shield #5

Rose Lake

Osceola

1882-1945

Located close by the N side of Hog Back Lake

17

This school had both German immigrant students and several Swedish family. In 1945 it consolidated with the LeRoy Township Schools. After it closed, the building was used by the Rose Lake Farm Bureau for some time and more recently (after 1998) as a storage shed by a neighbor. School Days p. 73. Photo pg 71

McCoy #7

Hunley

Osceola

1930

S/21

21

Residence. Became part of Hunley Township Unit

Johnson #2

Leroy

Osceola

11876-940

Located on the SE corner of S/9

9

W

The property for the school was acquired from the GR and I railroad. In 1876 the first building was built. The school was given the name of the first teacher. About 1940 Johnson consolidated with the LeRoy Township. After the school was closed Herman Westman moved the school to his property 1 mile N. Dalke Peterson built a new home on the original school site. School Days p. 42. Photo p. 41