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Historic Mechanicsville School Could Be Leaving Peachtree Corners

Peachtree Corners is home to a 102 year old one-room schoolhouse. There is a chance the wooden structure may be relocated to the Heritage Environmental Center in Buford.

The Mechanicsville School, located on the corner of Third Street and Florida Avenue is hidden from the hustle and bustle of nearby Buford Highway just west of the railroad tracks.

Records show Mechansville's former teachers were required not only to teach 1st through 7th grade students, but also sweep the floors, gather wood and build fires in the two pot-bellied stoves that served as the school's only source of heat during the winter months.

The school opened in 1911 and operated for 28 years before Gwinnett County began consolidating schools and constructing better buildings. Records show that in 1923 two teachers taught 87 students for a school year that lasted only six and a half months.

But it could be moved from its current Peachtree Corners location. State Rep. Brooks Coleman (R-Duluth) would like to see it relocated to an area where it would be more accessible and open for tours or visits.

Do you like that idea or do you think it should stay in Peachtree Corners?


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