Appalachia’s Storyteller: Appalachias Favorite One Room Schoolhouse 

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When I was younger my great grandmother showed me her report card from the one room school house that she attended in the Ozark Mountains. It was like looking through a portal to see the kindly old lady as a young girl, that apparently talked too much.

My home has been in north central Wisconsin since 1956 when my folks moved here when I was in 3rd. grade. I attended a one room country school about a half mile from our farm. We moved to another township when dad fell on hard times and we rented a run down home who’s only plumbing was a hand pump next to the sink. The linoleum was shot but mom painted it dark green and dipped wadded up newspaper in white paint and made blotches on it for a pattern. Baths were on Saturday night using a galvanized wash tub in the center of the kitchen wit water heated on the wood kitchen stove, younger sister first, then me, then mom, then dad. During the summer the landlord had a indoor bathroom put in and raised the rent. I attended another one room country school for 4th and 5th grade during that time. We couldn’t afford the rent increase so we rented another rural property back on the other side of town. I attended 6th, 7th and 8th grade in the last one room country school in this area. The following school year was when all grade schools were consolidated and the era of the one room country schools was over.

Thank you for this! I attended an open house at the school a few years ago. One highlight of that visit: Dr. Sam Lyle, who you reference in the video, was there that day. He had been a long time veterinarian in Seymour, and had treated our dogs for years. The day of the open house we took our new pup with us. Dr. Lyle had retired by then, but we wanted him to meet our new dog. He was very gracious in taking the time to fuss over the dog!

Imagine,if the old school could speak, echoes, of past children, could still be heard today. Thanks for being one of the voices.

My Momma went to a one room school near Madisonville, Tennessee through third grade. She says that going to fourth grade at the consolidated school was a really big deal because they had a library with all the books you could ever want to read.

I go by this School pretty regularly. Nice to know a little history on it.

Incredible, simply incredible

Thanks for sharing this history that was almost lost to time

I've drove by this many times while delivering meals on wheels in Sevier County. Thanks for telling it's story . Great video.

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This is, by far, my favorite story! At 72 years young, memories flooded back of my older relatives telling of attending a 1 room school house in the hills of Indian Territory. Mom finished the 8th grade. My Dad, who could figure out answers to my high school Algebra questions, only went to the 3rd grade. He hated school and every morning he'd ride his horse to a skunk den, throw rocks in to it, until one would come out and spray him. When he got to school, the stinky boy was immediately sent home. Granny finally gave up and stopped making him go.

Perfect. This video is a treasure and deserves 10 million views.

Love this! I have visited the Smokies for years and love to travel the back roads. I stumbled across this little school a couple of years ago. I had seen photos but there wasn't much information available at that time. I was thrilled to see it and be able to snap a few photos from the gate. I would love to go inside. Again, thanks so much for sharing this with us!

There is something deep in my soul that loves these school stories. I just want to be there so dearly!! Thank you for providing them.

This was wonderful! Thank you for your perfect way of storytelling ❤️ Loved the song too❤️ 🎶

You're the jewel, JD, for bringing our East Tennessee history to life. Thank you for another great story.

I told my husband that IF we were able to retire somewhere, Appalachia is the best place to go. See, I need somewhere super quiet because of my severe, chronic and debilitating migraines, and that sounds like a great place to live; fresh air, low crime, friendly people, beautiful scenery, and peaceful living. Thank you, JD, for sharing this amazing history of the “one room school” with us. I often also wonder the history of an abandoned building, because that’s astronomically interesting to me. Like you, JD, I envision people, from 100+ years ago, coming and going from the building, their manner of dress, their manner of talk, and everything else that happened back then.

I went to a one room school house in Macon, Georgia. It was a church school. We had one teacher for 8 grades! The pastor was the principal. Oh the memories we made!

Fascinating! I get lost in thoughts of going back in time and seeing a normal school day here and what it was like back then. A much simpler time. Now subbed!

The little girl pictured in this video is the same as the one in Penelope's House. Being from the Appalachian mountain range I do love these stories. Brings back good memories of a simple life filled with joy and a lifestyle long forgotten.

Thank you A S T, love your videos on the history of Appalachia!! I can't for the life of me figure out why I feel so connected to your stories seeing how I grew up in the city of Chicago and lived there most of my life, but your stories feel like memories to me. Anyway, you are very much appreciated and I look forward to your next video. God bless

Thank you for the wonderful video and history of a precious location that is so very close to me.❤️

Excellent video, amazing history great information really enjoyed watching this. Keep up the great historical places videos and I love the history.

I agree so much simple.more slow n easy. The best hospitality.

I love to see old buildings such as this one.

These videos are awesome! I love history and just binge watching all of these! Thanks for keeping history alive!

Wow-I drive by this almost every day, a big thank you to whoever puts lights on it at Christmas, and thanks so much for this video

By now is eligible to be a historical site. Thank you for such a beautiful story ❤

Loved the history and beauty of the old school. Thank you for sharing it with us.

My great grandfather was a farmer in Lincoln Co Tennessee. He and and some of his neighbors financed and built a country school house where my momma went to school during WW2. Her parents were working in the shipyards in California. My momma went with them but she spent a lot of time alone waiting for them after work. So they sent her back home to live with my granny's parents. When my momma went to school there in the 1940's the upstairs was a roller skating rink. It was not as big as public skating rings but it was great for about 20 kids. It's called the Mimosa community center in Fayetteville TN. I still have a cousin and an aunt(my momma's sister) that still live on Mimosa Rd. Drop by sometime, it 14 miles from Lynchburg where Jack Daniels distiller is.

I love my mountain home .it's not like when I was growing up but it's still nice...I wish people would take care of old buildings and we are losing our hertiage as people being crazy anymore don't want to save our history....it's sad.im so thankful they saved the school.

I taught a living history program at the old Lammersville School House in Tracy, CA. It was built in 1876 and restored in early 2000’s. Sadly, we had to shut down the program in 2020 due to Covid. The West Side Pioneer Assn. to working hard to get it going again. I love these old school houses!

My mother and father attended a one room school house. My mother's school house still stands and is now used as a community center.

Been by this school a thousand times,planning on going by it Monday,but always wondered what the history of it was,must less what it looked like inside.Thanks so much for the video.

John and Mr. Sam Lyle are Briilliant thank you!!!

Love these old school houses. When my daddy moved us to a more rural area, I attended a 2 room school house. I really liked it and one yr the principal was also my teacher. He was a very nice man and I've never forgotten him. He kinda reminded me of "Burl Ives"! I wish I could find a Sassafras tree. They have roots you can make tea out of. Pretty good chalkboards out of potatoes. My gr grandmother was a school teacher...my step-dad too, but he was strange. He had all kinds of degrees but no common sense. He did things that made me crack up..but I'd do my laughing in my bedroom with a pillow over my face to stifle my laughing. I'd never seen a man gag or jump up and down on his shoes when he was angry. He'd even turn the furniture upside down in his fits of anger. One time mommy even helped him to turn the furniture. I guess he thought that was normal. 🤣 It's awesome to see class reunions still taking place there. Thank you for another great story! 🖐😃

I just love these story's. Thank you

😄. My children all attended a 1 room school house here in north central Indiana as my people have our own private school houses that go to 8th grade when they graduate. We are Plain People aka, Amish, Mennonite, etc... Bless you Brook🧑‍🌾🍏🍎

Hey storyteller I enjoy your videos brangs back great memories for me and I thank you for bringing them memories back Amen 🙏

My whole life in Sevierville and never knew the history of that schoolhouse.

I take Highway 411 North thru Maryville and turn off onto Boyd’s Creek Rd when I ever visit Bud’s Gunshop, Smokey Mountain Knife Works or Dollywood in Sevierville/Pigeon Forge (I would rather take beating with a sopping wet bus station restroom mop than drive I-75 through Knoxville from Cleveland)…I’ve passed this field and school building dozens of time and never slowed down or even gave it any attention…but thanks to your content, that’s going to change next time…thank you my friend for this channel 👍😎👍😎👍😎…we here in the Southern states are a one tough bunch of folks (Pauline just reinforces this)…I’ve witnessed this all my 70 years here on God’s Green Earth…may it always be so🙏🙏🙏

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My great uncle Grover Cowan went to school here!!!!

Great story telling.

Mom, dad went to a one room School House in West Virginia they're 85 now dad said it was the boys job they would take turns to come in early and get the fire going in the pot belly stove before the other kids got there .

ANOTHER GOOD VIDEO !~! THANK YOU !!

Great story

There was a Black (Blacks only) school in our community until about 1967. They tore down that one room school-such a shame.

It is peaceful. Mostly because there is nothing there aside of a store or 2. If you lived there it is what it is. You play outside like we all did in the 60's and before, if you don't have something you want you make it because you can't go to Wal Mart and buy it.

great story

Very Cool. Was the Sam Lyle mentioned the same that ran a corner market with his brother in Knoxville?

Love it

$32.00 an $500.00 my granny, Pauline told me about her 1 room school..born 1909

Is that you sir, that was shown driving a red convertible and then a shot of the gentleman driving? If so, you are far younger than I thought😄. You sound so sage in your video, sage with age that I supposed you to be in your late 70's or early 80's. You look to be in your early 50's ☺️ Blessings Brook 🧑‍🌾🍏🍎

Appalachian Story Teller I just wanted to let you know about an old one room school in Claiborne County Tennessee and I know about it because it is the school that my father attended back in the 1940-50's it's called The Old Cawood School in Speedwell Tennessee

There's a old house across from my mom's place that was a doctor house I would like you to do a story on it I pretty sure I can get the owner to let you in

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Who keeps the historic building up?

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Great story