Bement is a village in Piatt County, and is located about 25 miles ENE of Decatur, Illinois. The population was 1,703 as of a special census in 2009.
More photographs of Bement can be found in my "Bement IL" set.
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Carlinville's old South School, located a block south of the square, has been given a second life as the South School Apartments. The building on the left held classrooms for the elementary students, while junior high students attended classes in the building on the right.
The southernmost building was constructed on the site of the original City Free School, which was dedicated in 1866, and eventually became known as the first South School. The archway entrance of the City Free School was saved when the original school was demolished, and was incorporated into the design of the new South School. The archway can be seen in the second and third photos in this series, and is located on the southernmost building.
Carlinville is the seat of Macoupin County, and is located about 40 miles south of Springfield on Illinois Rt. 4. The population of Carlinville was 5,685 at the 2000 Census.
For more images of Carlinville, visit my "Carlinville IL" (Set).
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Central Illinois (except Springfield): Central Illinois (except Springfield): Photos relating to the middle section of the "Land of Lincoln" (except for the Capital City of Springfield) may be found in this collection. Every city and town I've photographed is contained within its own set, and rural (as in "counrtyside") photographs are grouped by county.
Springfield, Illinois: All of my photographs of Springfield and the Abraham Lincoln Sites are in this collection. For the City of Springfield, there are separate sets for the Capitol Complex, Downtown (including the Old State Capitol), Neighborhoods, Parks, Illinois State Fairgrounds (and past State Fairs), and more. Photographs of Lincoln sites include the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Lincoln Tomb, and so on. Also in the Lincoln "All About Abe" (Set) are a few Lincoln sites not located in Springfield.
Beyond Central Illinois: Other locales in the United States and Canada including New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Seattle.
In addition to my location-based sets, here are links to some "topical" collections and sets I've put together:
Automobile Photograph Collection: This is a very large collection of images whose primary, but not exclusive, focus is on American automotive classics. Images are organized by decade, by manufacturer, and by topics (such as convertibles, station wagons, muscle cars, etc.)
Barbers & Barber Shops: Traditional barbers and barber shops are on the endangered species list. But there are still plenty to be found if you go looking for them.
Almost Everything Else. Check It Out!!!: Included topics range from man's first walk on the moon to small town schools and churches, and from Soft-Coated Wheaten Terriers (our favorite breed) to things that are abandoned, neglected, weathered, or rusty.
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Carlinville's old South School, located a block south of the square, has been given a second life as the South School Apartments. The building on the left held classrooms for the elementary students, while junior high students attended classes in the building on the right.
The southernmost building was constructed on the site of the original City Free School, which was dedicated in 1866, and eventually became known as the first South School. The archway entrance of the City Free School was saved when the original school was demolished, and was incorporated into the design of the new South School. The archway can be seen in the second and third photos in this series, and is located on the southernmost building.
Carlinville is the seat of Macoupin County, and is located about 40 miles south of Springfield on Illinois Rt. 4. The population of Carlinville was 5,685 at the 2000 Census.
For more images of Carlinville, visit my "Carlinville IL" (Set).
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You are invited to stay and browse through my photostream. Here's a quick index to my Flickr site:
Central Illinois (except Springfield): Central Illinois (except Springfield): Photos relating to the middle section of the "Land of Lincoln" (except for the Capital City of Springfield) may be found in this collection. Every city and town I've photographed is contained within its own set, and rural (as in "counrtyside") photographs are grouped by county.
Springfield, Illinois: All of my photographs of Springfield and the Abraham Lincoln Sites are in this collection. For the City of Springfield, there are separate sets for the Capitol Complex, Downtown (including the Old State Capitol), Neighborhoods, Parks, Illinois State Fairgrounds (and past State Fairs), and more. Photographs of Lincoln sites include the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Lincoln Tomb, and so on. Also in the Lincoln "All About Abe" (Set) are a few Lincoln sites not located in Springfield.
Beyond Central Illinois: Other locales in the United States and Canada including New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Seattle.
In addition to my location-based sets, here are links to some "topical" collections and sets I've put together:
Automobile Photograph Collection: This is a very large collection of images whose primary, but not exclusive, focus is on American automotive classics. Images are organized by decade, by manufacturer, and by topics (such as convertibles, station wagons, muscle cars, etc.)
Barbers & Barber Shops: Traditional barbers and barber shops are on the endangered species list. But there are still plenty to be found if you go looking for them.
Almost Everything Else. Check It Out!!!: Included topics range from man's first walk on the moon to small town schools and churches, and from Soft-Coated Wheaten Terriers (our favorite breed) to things that are abandoned, neglected, weathered, or rusty.
Thank you for visiting my photostream - myoldpostcards
Tags: Carlinville IL Illinois Macoupin Macoupin County Central Illinois Rural Small Town Old and Beautiful School Grade School Elementary School Junior High School Public School South School Former School South School Apartments Architecture Free Schoo Year Date 1866 myoldpostcards von Liski
Carlinville's old South School, located a block south of the square, has been given a second life as the South School Apartments. The building on the left held classrooms for the elementary students, while junior high students attended classes in the building on the right.
The southernmost building was constructed on the site of the original City Free School, which was dedicated in 1866, and eventually became known as the first South School. The archway entrance of the City Free School was saved when the original school was demolished, and was incorporated into the design of the new South School. The archway can be seen in the second and third photos in this series, and is located on the southernmost building.
Carlinville is the seat of Macoupin County, and is located about 40 miles south of Springfield on Illinois Rt. 4. The population of Carlinville was 5,685 at the 2000 Census.
For more images of Carlinville, visit my "Carlinville IL" (Set).
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You are invited to stay and browse through my photostream. Here's a quick index to my Flickr site:
Central Illinois (except Springfield): Central Illinois (except Springfield): Photos relating to the middle section of the "Land of Lincoln" (except for the Capital City of Springfield) may be found in this collection. Every city and town I've photographed is contained within its own set, and rural (as in "counrtyside") photographs are grouped by county.
Springfield, Illinois: All of my photographs of Springfield and the Abraham Lincoln Sites are in this collection. For the City of Springfield, there are separate sets for the Capitol Complex, Downtown (including the Old State Capitol), Neighborhoods, Parks, Illinois State Fairgrounds (and past State Fairs), and more. Photographs of Lincoln sites include the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Lincoln Tomb, and so on. Also in the Lincoln "All About Abe" (Set) are a few Lincoln sites not located in Springfield.
Beyond Central Illinois: Other locales in the United States and Canada including New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Seattle.
In addition to my location-based sets, here are links to some "topical" collections and sets I've put together:
Automobile Photograph Collection: This is a very large collection of images whose primary, but not exclusive, focus is on American automotive classics. Images are organized by decade, by manufacturer, and by topics (such as convertibles, station wagons, muscle cars, etc.)
Barbers & Barber Shops: Traditional barbers and barber shops are on the endangered species list. But there are still plenty to be found if you go looking for them.
Almost Everything Else. Check It Out!!!: Included topics range from man's first walk on the moon to small town schools and churches, and from Soft-Coated Wheaten Terriers (our favorite breed) to things that are abandoned, neglected, weathered, or rusty.
Thank you for visiting my photostream - myoldpostcards
Tags: Carlinville IL Illinois Macoupin Macoupin County Central Illinois Rural Small Town Old and Beautiful School Grade School Elementary School Junior High School Public School South School Former School South School Apartments Architecture Free School Year Date 1866 myoldpostcards von Liski
This building was built as an elementary school in 1920. I'm not certain how long ago the Cornland Public School closed, but my hunch is that it has been quite a while.
Cornland is an unincorporated community in Logan County. and is located about 17 miles NE of Springfield and 15 miles south of Lincoln. The population of Cornland was 85 at the 2000 census.
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Interested in Central Illinois? Here are my collections and sets relating to the middle section of the Land of Lincoln:
Central Illinois (excluding Springfield)
Springfield and ONLY Springfield
All About Abe (Lincoln)
And here are a few more "topical" sets that may be of interest to you:
Small Town Churches
Barbers & Barber Shops
Things that are Abandoned, Neglected, Weathered, or Rusty
All Things Political
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