North River Stone School

The North River Stone School (Douglas No. 1, also called the Bennett School) was built in 1874 in place of the older log school on the plot. It is twenty-five feet by thirty-five feet and made of limestone from a quarry that was only half a mile southeast from the site. A restoration effort began in 1962 and following its completion, the school was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. As of 2024 it is maintained as a museum by the Madison County Historical Society on its original plot. It is open to the public upon request.

Photo credit: All photos were originally uploaded to The Historic Marker Database in 2014 by user William Fischer Jr.