Lee L. Driver

Lee L. Driver (HMKYT)

Location: Winchester, IN 47394 Randolph County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 10.318', W 84° 57.459'

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— " Father of Rural School Consolidation " —

Side - A
Indiana laws passed 1897 - 1907 provided for abandonment of rural one-room schools; they were replaced with consolidated schools that offered graded curriculum, high school education, and athletics. Driver, Superintendent of Randolph County Schools, 1907 - 1919, replaced over 100 district schools with 20 multi-room buildings, which garnered national acclaim.

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Born in Randolph County 1867. He graduated from teachers college 1883 and returned home to teach; named principal of Winchester High School, 1900. Elected county superintendent in 1907, 1911, and 1917. In 1920, Driver became Director of Rural Education for Pennsylvania; known there as the "father of rural school consolidation." Driver died 1960.
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HM NumberHMKYT
Series This marker is part of the Indiana: Indiana State Historical Bureau Markers series
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Marker Number68.2009.1
Year Placed2009
Placed ByIndiana Historical Bureau, Randolph County Historical Society, & Randolph Central School Corporation
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, October 1st, 2014 at 8:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 673902 N 4448843
Decimal Degrees40.17196667, -84.95765000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 10.318', W 84° 57.459'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 10' 19.08" N, 84° 57' 27.54" W
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Area Code(s)765
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 985 E Washington St, Winchester IN 47394, US
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