First School-House in Greene County
225 feet south of this spot the first school-house in Greene County was built by pioneers 1831. Small cabin, logs cut out for window and door openings. No shutter, door or chimney. Dirt floor. Three-legged benches. First teacher, Joseph Rountree. Puplis from Rountree, Miller, Fulbright and Weaver families.
Marker is on Mount Vernon Street near Wabash Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
