Fruitvale School / Country School Era in Western Placer

Fruitvale School / Country School Era in Western Placer (HMS6S)

Location: Lincoln, CA 95648 Placer County
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N 38° 54.753', W 121° 14.021'

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Fruitvale School
Fruitvale School District, formed in 1888, bought a one and half acre site from Jeremiah and Elizabeth Fowler on which this school was built in 1889. Lewis Gage was the first teacher here. Additions to the structure were made in 1912 and 1927. The school remained open until 1946. This building continues to be an important meeting place of the community
Placer County Historical Society
1999


Country School Era in Western Placer
This historic landmark plaque is dedicated to the memory of the 13 rural public schools that played such a vital role in the educational and cultural development of young people in western Placer County before 1950.

Fruitvale School was chosen as the site for this plaque, because the building still exists (in 2005) and is still a community gathering place.

The schools (and last location):

· Gold Hill (1855-1946) - - Ridge Road/G.H. Road
· Mt. Pleasant (1853-1919) - - 3750 Mt. Pleasant
· Manzanita/Coon Creek (1857-1899) - - Manzanita
· Sheridan (1864-Present) - - 4750 H. St., Sheridan
· Fairview (1867-1900) - - Nicolaus Road/West End
· Valley View (1871-1991) - - 7755 McCourtney Road
· Central (1872-1946) - - 1200 Block, Fiddyment
· Daneville (1874-1919) - - McCourtney/Big Ben
· New Hope (1884-1919) and (1932-1938) - - Garden Bar Road at Coon Creek
· Fruitvale (1888-1946) - - 3425 Fruitvale Road
· Orange Valley (1888-1916) - - Hwy 193/Stardust
· Fair Oaks (1900-1936) - - 4538 Wise Road
· Rivervale (1914-1939) - - Moore Rd./County Line
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This marker provided by and dedicated by
Silver Star Parlor #63
Native Sons of the Golden West
Lincoln, California, September 9, 2005
Details
HM NumberHMS6S
Series This marker is part of the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series
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Year Placed1999
Placed ByPlacer County Historical Society and Native Sons of the Golden West, Silver Star Parlor #63
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, October 10th, 2014 at 6:30pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 653141 N 4308555
Decimal Degrees38.91255000, -121.23368333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 54.753', W 121° 14.021'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 54' 45.18" N, 121° 14' 1.26" W
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Area Code(s)916
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3425 Fruitvale Rd, Lincoln CA 95648, US
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