The Old Ledge School is a one-room school located in Yarmouth, Maine, United States. Built in 1738,[1] it was the first one-room schoolhouse in what was then North Yarmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Originally located near the now-demolished Meetinghouse under the Ledge, it was moved in the mid-19th century a short distance from Gilman Road to the ledge, beside today's State Route 88. In 1972, it was reconstructed and moved once more, to its location today on West Main Street, beyond the brick schools.[2][3][4]
| Old Ledge School | |
|---|---|
 The building in 2024 | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Yarmouth, Maine, U.S. |
| Address | West Main Street |
| Coordinates | 43°48′18″N 70°11′58″W / 43.805012°N 70.199436°W |
| Completed | 1738 |
| Owner | Yarmouth Historical Society |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 1 |
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Sign erected by the Yarmouth Historical Society
References
edit- ^ Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont : Canada: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec. Fodor's. 1995. p. 121. ISBN 978-0-679-02854-3.
- ^ Aldredge, Amy (2013). Yarmouth Revisited. Arcadia Publishing. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-7385-9903-8.
- ^ "Yarmouth looks to place historic schoolhouse on the market". Press Herald. 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ "Field Day!". www.yarmouthmehistory.org. Retrieved 2024-11-15.