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Sodus District 9 Schoolhouse aka Mt. Pleasant School aka Sodus Centre School
| Historic Site #: | 12-102 (Exists) Type: E3 | Town: | Sodus | ||
| Site Name: | Sodus District 9 Schoolhouse aka Mt. Pleasant School aka Sodus Centre School | GPS Coordinates: | 43.201694, -77.012642 | ||
| Address: | 7780 School Street Sodus New York on the South side of Schoolhouse Rd. off S.Geneva Rd | ||||
| Description: | |||||
| A single-room schoolhouse located in Sodus Center. According to NYGEN schooling began here in 1812 and the single-room schoolhouse closed in 1950 and is now a private home. | |||||
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| Photo courtesy of Bette Bugni | Photo courtesy of Bette Bugni |
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| Photo courtesy of Bette Bugni | Photo courtesy of Bette Bugni |
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| Photo courtesy of Bette Bugni |
| Historic narrative: | |||||
The Mt. Pleasant School (aka Sodus Centre School) goes back at least to 1877 (see 1st photo). Its principle in that year was Edward C. Delano. Edward Delano was the founder of Arbor Day in New York State. Later in life, as the chief examiner in the State Department of Public Instruction, he perfected uniform examinations for teachers certificates throughout New York State. He was president of the Wayne County Teachers Association and later president of New York State Association of School Commissioners. The school served several generations of school children until it closed in 1950. The last teacher at the Sodus Center School was Miss Julia Youngs, remembered fondly by her many students, both old and young. The school, attended by youngsters of the Sodus Centre area closed in 1950 when all the education in area in the Town of Sodus was centralized in the Sodus Central Schools on Mill Street in Sodus. The school has been rebuilt into a private home (see photo above). Dave Sharp purchased the schoolhouse Bell and mounted it on his North Rose home. District #9 Sodus Center/Mount Pleasant Teachers 1812-date school opens | |||||
Town of Sodus Historical Society Edward Delano web page
NYGEN Town of Sodus Teachers web page