@beyondflorida: The 134-year old Liberty Hill School House in Gainesville, Florida was in operation from 1892-1952. There was another building here earlier, from the 1860s, but that was torn down in order for this place to be built. Originally painted red, it was painted white years later and today both colors can be seen from the outside. It's in remarkably good condition. This was once the town of Rutledge, a town of "freedmen" (former enslaved peoples) that contained at least a dozen buildings, a boarding house, a church and this school. Today only a church, a cemetery, and this school remain, and the City of Gainesville has grown up around and replaced the town of Rutledge. #floridahistory #floridarurallife #floridahistoryrurallife #alandremembered