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The Harbor History Museum announced today that it will be moving the historic Midway School from its current location to its new home at the Harbor History Museum the morning of April 18, 2009. Currently located on 38th St. in Gig Harbor, the 115 year old one-room school is the last remaining schoolhouse on the Peninsula that hasn’t been adapted or renovated for other uses.
Built in 1893, the one-room Midway School operated in the Midway neighborhood of the Gig Harbor Peninsula (so-named for being midway between Point Fosdick and Gig Harbor) until 1941. The school was donated to the museum by Alice Murphy Doyle, whose family has owned the building since it closed.
“The Midway School will be a dynamic, larger-than-life exhibit at the new Harbor History Museum on the waterfront in Gig Harbor,” said Jennifer Kilmer, Executive Director. “We are so thankful to the Doyle family for making this project a reality.”
The Gig Harbor Rotary has committed to leading the restoration of the Midway School by providing project funding, volunteer labor and management. Rotary funding is matched by funds provided by the State of Washington through the Capital Projects for Heritage grant program.
Once restored, area schoolchildren will be invited to the Midway to experience a half-day in a pioneer school as part of the local history curriculum. Children will take part in lessons, recess and lunch in a 1900s era school setting.
The Harbor History Museum was founded in 1963, and opened a museum in 1973. The mission of the museum is to create opportunities to experience the heritage of the greater Gig Harbor communities. We do this by collecting, preserving, and sharing this area’s history. The new Harbor History Museum is under construction on the waterfront in downtown Gig Harbor, located at the corner of Harborview Dr. and Harborview Dr. North.
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