Wall, Strange School

Strange School's a still-operating one room school at the corner of Strange Highway and Oneida Road, south of Grand Ledge. The school's building was built and opened in 1879; Eaton County District No. 3 was originally created in the 1830s. This has been Eaton County's only one room school since Loucks School (near Mulliken) closed in June of 2002.

There's a centennial history of the school on the school's website. Can't say I recommend it.

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John and George Strange were among the first settlers in Oneida Township; they first explored the area and purchased land in 1836, though they'd not immediately move to that land.

Daniel Strange, John's son, wrote the quite readable Pioneer History of Eaton County which was published by the Eaton County Pioneer and Historical Society in 1923. This history I do recommend.

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This photograph is an outtake from my 2012 photo-a-day project, 366 Snaps.

Number of project photos taken: 32
Title of "roll:" Strange School
Other photos taken on 7/5/2012: none--unless you count a couple videos of an unexpectedly heavy rain.