Purdy One Room School
by Wanda Brandon
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Purdy One Room School
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Wanda Brandon
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Purdy, a one-room public school, was built in southern Perry County, Illinois and served as a school until 1951.Edwin Burbank, the great-grandfather of Mrs. Harold Rice, donated the land to the county on which the school house was built, and four generations of Mrs. Rice�s family attended there. According to tradition, the school�s name came from Mr. E.P. Purdy who helped initiate Sunday Schools in the area and used the school for music and Sunday School classes. The school was eventually donated to John A Logan Community College and now resides on the college campus.
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January 8th, 2012
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