This is the site of the first tax-supported public school in Ohio
that was dedicated to the education of children with disabilities.
"Built with the funds and labor of residents of Weymouth,
this structure was home to the Weymouth School from 1925 to 1956.
It was designed in the Colonial Revival style by Cleveland architect Paul T. Cahill (1888 – 1954).
Two classrooms accommodated students from grades one through eight
and an auditorium served both the children and the community.
In 1953, a school for disabled children was established in St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Medina
by their friends and families. It moved into the vacant Weymouth School building in 1956.
In 1960, Medina County citizens passed a levy to operate it as the first
county-supported school for disabled students in the state.
Later known as the Achievement Center, it continued at this site until 1992."
The building is now home to the Weymouth Preservation Society.
It houses a museum of local history and is open
the second Sunday of each month from 2:00-4:00.
Admission is free.
Across the street are two one-room schoolhouses built in 1829 and 1840.
The structures are now private homes.
At Old Weymouth and Franz roads is another home that first served
as Weymouth School from the 1870's until 1924.
This geocache has been placed with the permission of Susan McKiernan.
"Find it... in Medina County" is a series of 25 geocaches placed throughout the area
at various parks and other points of interest.
Those who locate at least 18 of the geocaches in the series and present their completed passport at one of our redemption sites will receive a fabulous trackable geocoin as a memento of the fun that they have had exploring the area. (Limited to the first 250-- one per caching name).
Update August 2016: We have reordered another 250 geocoins!
Caches will remain in place and coins are available to the first 500 geocachers to complete the series.
And as an added bonus, there will be an extra surprise for those that find
at least 22 geocaches in the series! (While supplies last.)
You may print your passport by clicking here: "Find it... in Medina County" passport
Redemption sites and their hours are listed on the passport.
A list of the geocaches in this series can be found here:: "Find it... in Medina County" geocaches