Old Webster Schoolhouse

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Old Webster Schoolhouse
Location 135 School St., Markleeville, California
Coordinates 38°41′40″N119°46′56″W / 38.69444°N 119.78222°W / 38.69444; -119.78222 Coordinates: 38°41′40″N119°46′56″W / 38.69444°N 119.78222°W / 38.69444; -119.78222
NRHP reference # 05000071 [1]
Added to NRHP July 11, 2005

Old Webster Schoolhouse, also known as Markleeville Schoolhouse is located at 135 School St., Markleeville, in Alpine County, California.

Alpine County, California County in California

Alpine County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,175, making it California's least populous county. The county seat is the Census Designated Place of Markleeville. There are no incorporated cities in the county.

It was a meeting hall and school and, in 2005, when it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places was a museum. [2]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

The building is now part of the Alpine County Museum, a complex which includes the restored one-room schoolhouse, the museum, a log jail and a silver ore stamp mill. The museum is operated by the Alpine County Historical Society and is open seasonally.

Silver Chemical element with atomic number 47

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Stamp mill type of mill machine

A stamp mill is a type of mill machine that crushes material by pounding rather than grinding, either for further processing or for extraction of metallic ores. Breaking material down is a type of unit operation.

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