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Sodus District 12 Schoolhouse aka Morse Hill School
| Historic Site #: | 12-105 (Gone) Type: E3 | Town: | Sodus | ||
| Site Name: | Sodus District 12 Schoolhouse aka Morse Hill School | GPS Coordinates: | 43.2079569, -77.1150842 | ||
| Address: | 5565 Morse Hill Road Williamson New York at N. side Morris Hill Rd., W. of S.Centenary | ||||
| Description: | |||||
| According to NYGEN this one room schoolhouse was built circa 1858 and closed in 1944 but no longer exists. | |||||
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| The Morse Hill School over the years. Photo from Herman DeMay | 1911 photo and class list. Photo from Herman DeMay |
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| The school house would later be destroyed and become a migrant camp. Photo from Bette Bugni |
| Historic narrative: | |||||
According to life time resident, Herman DeMay, the first Morse Hill School was built about 1850. It was replaced in 1910 with another school. It was a one room schoolhouse. Grades 1-8 were taught. The new school was open from 1910 until 1937 when it was closed. After 1937 the students east of the school went to the Bell school and the students west of the school went to Williamson. A migrant camp was built on the old school site. About 1986, after it had been a labor camp, it was demolished by Cliff DeMay. Today it is a vacant site. District #12 Morse Hill Teachers 1858-date school opened | |||||
Town of Sodus Teachers web page