The first school of Exeter township was built around 1876 just East of Sumpter road. It collapsed just nine years later. A new school was built on the south corner of Stout and Sumpter Roads about 1888. McGowan School was named after the family who owned the property where the school was built. In fact, the first teacher to teach at the school was Mrs. Agnes B. McGowan. The school closed in 1966 and was consolidated into the Airport Community School District.
The one-room school sat empty for many years and was generously donated to the Exeter Historical Society in 2002. The historical society decided that the school was worth saving and in 2003 was able to raise the funds to relocate the school four miles to its present home behind the Exeter Township offices in Scofield..
Cache Description: Cache is a regular-sized clear lock and lock container, hidden at the historical McGowan School. Please park in the designated parking lot, use stealth when searching for the cache, and no nighttime caching.
This cache is placed in corporation with the Exeter Historical Society. Please visit them on Facebook or on-line at www.exetertwp.com for more information.