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Closed in 1958, the school was donated to the historical society, and in 2021, was listed for sale, the historical society stating that it does not have the resources to maintain it.
The first schoolhouse in Lycoming County . . . built in Moreland township in 1796. It was made of round unhewn logs, with two windows made of greased paper. There was a clapboard roof. A pine board supported by pins along two sides of the room, furnished the writing desk. Long pine slabs, on four good substantial pegs, made the seats. An open fireplace, piled high with hickory logs provided the heat and much of the light.
Barmond Barkelow was the first teacher and the only books used were the New Testament,Dilworth's Speller, and an Arithmetic.
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In March of 2022 The Eight Square School in Muncy, was for sale, listed at $89,000.
Built in 1872, on the site of Lycoming County’s first public school, this frame structure replaced the original log structure built in 1796.
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