THE
SCHOCOPEE SCHOOLHOUSE
The "little red schoolhouse" of the Pike County
Historical Society is currently located about ½ mile away
from The Columns in Apple Valley Village on Route 6. This historic
structure, the Schocopee Schoolhouse, was originally constructed in
the late 1850’s just "out of town" on Schocopee
Road. It served as a one-room school until 1907, when it was
replaced by the new, "modern," school in Milford. The
structure later served as a meeting and voting place for the
community; it witnessed Governor Gifford Pinchot casting his vote in
many local elections.
The schoolhouse was disassembled, then reconstructed on its
present site, during the mid-1970’s.
It
still houses the original wood stove which heated the structure
during the winter, the original teacher’s "desk,"
primitive "blackboards" common during the late 19th century, some antique
"textbooks," several kinds of student desks, and a 36 star
American flag which was used after 1865 when Nevada became a state.
The original outhouse, used by the students, still stands behind the
school building today.
Preserved and maintained by the Society, the Schocopee
Schoolhouse is open to the public on weekends during the summer
season, staffed primarily by community volunteers coordinated by the
staff at Apple Valley.
