Flatwoods, Ohio
Flatwoods is a ghost town in Bokescreek Township, Logan County, Ohio, United States.[1]
History
[edit]The first settlement at Flatwoods was made in 1854 by Christopher Williams.[2] Flatwoods was originally built up exclusively by Black people.[2]
According to the Logan County Historical Society, additional African American families settled in the area during the nineteenth century. By about 1868, the community had established a Baptist church and a one-room schoolhouse known as Bokescreek Township School No. 10.[3]
One of the school's early teachers was Solomon Day, who attended Oberlin College while teaching in Flatwoods and later became an educator in Dayton, Ohio.[3] The school remained in operation until 1923, when consolidation of one-room schools in the area led to its closure.[3] Flatwoods later declined and became a ghost town.[2]
Schoolhouse
[edit]After the school closed, the building was used for agricultural purposes and eventually fell into disrepair.[3] Local preservation efforts beginning in 1999 prevented its demolition, and in 2000 the structure was relocated to Veterans Memorial Park in West Mansfield, Ohio.[3]
An Ohio Historical Marker commemorating the Flatwoods Schoolhouse was dedicated in 2002.[4] The schoolhouse is maintained by the Logan County Historical Society as a living history museum.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flatwoods (historical)
- ^ a b c History of Logan County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Chicago: O.L. Baskin & Co. 1880. p. 510.
- ^ a b c d e f Mortimer, Mary (May 2, 2025). "Flatwoods One-Room Schoolhouse". Logan County History. Logan County Historical Society. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
- ^ "Flatwoods Schoolhouse". Remarkable Ohio. Ohio History Connection. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
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