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Coming in Friday's Dayton Appeal: Silver City schoolhouse nears completion
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Ron Reno, a local archaeologist, talks Wednesday about the rebuilt Silver City Schoolhouse. The historic community center, which was destroyed by fire in July 2004, has been rebuilt with salvaged materials.
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March 27, 2008, 3:34 PM
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The future of the Silver City Schoolhouse Community Center is very much rooted in its past.
Old floor boards have found new life as wainscoting, ceiling boards have become trim and old siding is connected to the new as tightly as the residents of this historic town are attached to their schoolhouse.
That attachment drove the community when one of the biggest tragedies in the town’s history occurred on July 7, 2004 — the 136-year-old schoolhouse caught fire.
Initials carved in some of the wood salvaged from the Silver City Schoolhouse has been dated back to the 1800s.
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The 150 or so residents of the town didn’t spend much time grieving. Less than a week after the fire, they formed various committees and set to work preparing to replace the 1867 building.
For the complete story on the Silver City Schoolhouse rebuilding, pick up Friday's Nevada Appeal or check back to nevadaappeal.com
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