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Abbe Creek School Museum, Mount Vernon, IA

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Abbe Creek School Museum

A restored one-room schoolhouse from the 1850s, run as a museum by the Linn County Conservation Board near Mount Vernon.

877 W Mount Vernon Road, Mt Vernon, IA 52314 · Mount Vernon, IA

About Abbe Creek School Museum

Abbe Creek School Museum is a restored one-room schoolhouse on the old Lincoln Highway northwest of Mount Vernon. The school was organized in 1844 by pioneer homesteaders and served as a church on Sundays as well as a school. The present brick building dates to 1856, and it was moved to face east when the highway was graded and paved in 1925. The school closed in 1936, and the restored building was dedicated as a museum in 1964. Nearby stands the Sugar Grove cemetery, where many early residents are buried. The site also tells the story of settler William Abbe, who lived in the area from the 1830s.

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  • #pioneer history
  • #Lincoln Highway
  • #Linn County Conservation Board
  • #seasonal

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