We walked
down Rusk Avenue from Montgomery Street to Pine Street. On Pine Street,
we were able to see the building that was used as a home for the Superintendent
of the Child Center. We went down Osborne Drive to see the buildings that
are currently the Sparta Area Christian School and the Boys and Girls’
Club Haunted House and the old Day Care building which is now being renovated
to become a Bed and Breakfast. We went by the City Shop that used to be
the Boiler Building and the Gymnasium which is still in use as a Gym. Maplewood
School was part of the school for the State School. The building has been
renovated and an addition added since it was used by the State School.
These are the only buildings of the State School that remain today. At
one time, there were 23 buildings in all. A main administration building
was at the intersection of Montgomery Street and Osborne Drive next to
Maplewood School. You can see the picture of this building on the main
page.
While
at the cemetery, the students realized that only two graves had flowers
on them. They questioned why the others had no flowers. An answer is that
many students who were buried here may have been left on the doorstep of
the school with no name given, family members may not have known that their
family member died, or some were orphaned with no other family. |