South Center School Traditional Cache
LDove: Thanks Scribble Scribe for checking on this one for me. This is where they store county work vehicles - for some reason??? so I am going to archive it as it looks like they may be building at this old school site. It was fun while it lasted. Cache on!
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Easy to find, and no SKEETERS! Easy parking on the north side of the street. Winter accessible, but not winter friendly.
This cache is located on the former South Center School property owned by the Town of Jackson, which was open from 1913-1966, one of 10 one room school houses in Jackson. There is another schoolhouse that you can tour at the Jackson Historical Society to the north during open hours.
Prior to 1872, Jackson was one of three small, unincorporated hamlets. Once known as Riceville (from the English misspelling of a German name) this little hamlet developed on 400 acres acquired by a German immigrant named Franz Reis. Jackson was originally named after President Andrew Jackson. It has been one of the fastest growing communities in Wisconsin for the last 20 years after the completion of the US HWY 45 project in 1988.
When the railroad was built from Milwaukee to Fond du Lac, Reis offered the railroad a site in Jackson for a depot. The railroad remained a vital force in the development of Jackson for years to come. Trains ran frequently and milk was transported to Milwaukee from the Jackson depot. Many people now living in Jackson can also recall commuting by train to high school classes in West Bend. For more history on this great little village, visit the Jackson Historical Society north of this cache and also get another cache there GCQ62A.
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