December 15, 2012

By the beginning of World War II, there were fifteen one-room and two-room schoolhouses, providing education for children in the Parkin (Cross County) area. One that was established for African-American children through the eighth grade was the Northern Ohio School, constructed by two local companies in 1910. The restored school building, which today is part of Parkin Archeological State Park, is the only one of the World War II-era schools that still stands.