This old school house was built in 1909 and was located in the middle of okeechobee, where it was used untill it had become so crowded a tent was set up for the overflow, in 1915.
Construction began March 18, 1916, on a new two-story brick building. The Okeechobee Public School opened later that year.
The former schoolhouse eventually became a private home.
It stayed that way until the mid-1970s, when W.R. “Ronnie” Watts, who had been a toddler when his parents moved in to the building around 1922, agreed to sell it to the historical society.
The home needed a lot of restoration and other work, including repositioning it on its block foundation; the 1928 hurricane had knocked it off said foundation.
In 1976, the school house was moved to its present location, where it now houses the Okeechobee County Historical Society’s administrative offices and its collection of historical materials.
To find stage two, the final, just fill in the missing numbers in these coordinates: N 27° 15.6AB W 080° 51.C63
A = the number of steps leading up to the back door of the school house.
B = the number of windows on the school house, minus the number of steps at the back door.
C = the number of letters in the name on the back of the school house, just above the dates. (Hint, it starts with a T)
Now, just plug in those numbers and go get it! As always, please take that extra moment to reseal the baggie, close the lid tight, and hide it back where you found it, so others have the same caching experience. Happy Caching!