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Construction Commencement

When: 1835
Where: Mount Pleasant, Ohio (early school site)
Part of: Olney Friends School founded in the Appalachian hills of Ohio

Building of the school commenced in 1835, and it opened for students two years later; Barnesville was incorporated as a village the same year.

Construction of the school commenced in 1835, and it was opened for students two years later. The early school stood at Mount Pleasant, Ohio, northeast of its current location. Separately, Barnesville, Ohio was incorporated as a village in 1835; the sources do not state that construction occurred there.

Sources

Olney Friends School Wikipedia, revision of 2026-02-21
Barnesville, Ohio Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27

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