Historical Marker

Greenbush School

SW corner of Campbell & State Roads · Harrisville · Alcona

Inscription

Built in 1870, across from the township hall, Greenbush School is one of Alcona County’s pioneer schools. It remained a part of the Alcona County educational system until 1947. The school began with twenty-five students, kindergarten through eighth grade. During the lumbering era, when Greenbush grew into a settlement of fifteen hundred people, the school served up to sixty students.

The building was moved to its present location next to the Township Hall in 1979. A fire hall was built on its original site.

Location

AddressSW corner of Campbell & State Roads

CityHarrisville

CountyAlcona

StateMichigan

Coordinates44.586013, -83.319744

Sources

Michigan Historical Commission, Historical Markers Program

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