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Online Tour - School Room

Do you hear the school bell ringing?  Step inside a vintage school room here at the Pioneer Museum.  As one can see, there are desks in the middle of the classroom facing the chalkboard.  The double desks came from District #3 in Waverly Township.  On the desk visitors will find items that school children within this country school would have had.  This room is filled with school spirit as trophies, pennants, and homecoming buttons are displayed proudly throughout.  On the corner of the east wall, there is a map of every country school that existed in Martin County.  Did you ever want to know where grandpa went to school but could never visualize it?  This map will put a better visual to that thought for you!  Looking towards the north wall, there is a display of books written by Martin County authors.  These authors either currently reside in Martin County or were born here.  Next to this display is a picture of Lorraine Swearingen, Fairmont’s first teacher.  In 1926, when she died, Swearingen’s obituary was featured on the front page of the Sentinel.  It just goes to show that education was an important part of the growth of Martin County.