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Belle School, East Caln Township, Chester County, PA, circa 1890.
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General view of the school with students posing for a group photograph in front of school

Credit: Library of Congress

For more than 100 years, one-room schoolhouses were the norm in small town Pennsylvania. Most were simple frame or brick construction, while others incorporated more stylistic features including Greek Revival details or octagonal shape.

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