Pink School House Traditional Cache
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Medium camo-pill bottle.
Nestled a short distance from Wells, in Faribault County, sits a historic Pink Schoolhouse.
Originally built in 1896, it served kindergarten through eighth grade, in one room, with one teacher, until 1952.
The unusual color of the schoolhouse is what makes it notable. In 1896, when the schoolhouse was built, it was painted red. When it came time to repaint the building, a form of paint was mixed using buttermilk and red ochre clay. Accidentally, part of the red ochre was spilled, leaving the final paint to be a shade of pink. The school remained a pink color until the 1950’s, when it was painted white for a short time. Many residents were unhappy with the color change, so it was returned to the pink color.
The Pink Schoolhouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980
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Gur Yvoenel
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