Waterman School, Columbia County, Washington

Waterman district school was organized in 1897 and built on land donated by C. H. Waterman. The school burned in 1921 and was rebuilt on land donated by Frank Robinson as the log cabin school house shown. It was bigger, better lighted, and had a stage. The school was the social center for box social...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nelson, Carl Arthur
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: Washington State Library
Subjects:
Rural schools; One-room schools; Historic buildings
Education
black-and-white photographs
Log Cabin
Waterman
Watson Lake
Online Access:http://content.statelib.wa.gov/cdm/ref/collection/columbia/id/28
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Summary:Waterman district school was organized in 1897 and built on land donated by C. H. Waterman. The school burned in 1921 and was rebuilt on land donated by Frank Robinson as the log cabin school house shown. It was bigger, better lighted, and had a stage. The school was the social center for box socials and dances with fiddle, banjo and pump organ music. The school closed in 1941 and the building was moved, log by log, and rebuilt as a cabin on Echler Mountain.

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