Pioneer School, the first constructed in Breitung Township

Photograph of Breitung Township's first school, said to have been built in 1877 by John Lane Buell, the founder of Quinnesec. It was located on the southwest corner of Bluff Street and Paint Street (now U.S. 2) with the front door facing north. A board sidewalk from the school to Quinnesec Avenue was built in May, 1879. A second story was added in late October 1879, to accommodate all the pupils in attendance. The school burned in May 1924. The building had been condemned for a few years for school purposes and had been used as a warehouse. [John Alquist/Breitung Township]