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Perry Township School No. 3
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a.k.a. Bockelman School
Quick Timeline
| 1895 | School is built |
| 1939 | School closes |
| 1993 | School building is moved to USI campus |
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Perry township #3 school recolacted c1890 Bockelman #3 School (B) USI Nestled among a grove of softwood trees next to the Eicher Barn and the Paul Grimes Haus, this former one-room school house, believed to have been constructed around 1895 (c1880 per IR) formerly at nw corner of middle mt vernon and eichoff
The school closed when Perry Heights opened in 1939.
was moved in 1993 from its original location near the USI campus to the Bent Twig Outdoor Education Center. (7300 Univ blvd) The building has been renovated and is currently used for seminars and meetings. http://memory.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/in/in0300/in0361/photos/379727pr.jpg 100-YR-OLD schoolhouse gets new home - http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:EVCB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EAE47DB4B6EB511&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0F92E9E8E118A68E