Continuing the 5 part series, 'Archeological Studies', the playground swing set used until the closure of the Browne School in 1953, incredibly still exists today.
The swing set was located on the east side of the Browne School property. The location is depicted on the map toward the end of this post regarding the student perspective. The location of the swing set is an indicator one of the children lost this while enjoying recess.
Following the closure and subsequent sale of the property, the swing set found a new home at the Frances (Lutz) and Paul 'Bud' Craigmile property just east of the Browne School on Keslinger Road.
Diane (Craigmile) Weishaar, a Powers Rural School attendee wrote, "...To think it has been there since we moved there in 1955, I was 4. My Dad put a tire swing up for me for a while until I could use a board seat swing. There were a lot of solitary hours on those swings, just thinking. It was an instant place for friends & cousins when we were young. 2 swings, sometimes 1 was a tire swing, then a shorter bar, for swinging from or sitting on & swinging. I used to try to get high enough to go over, but if I ever did, I would have been scared to death! Since it was very high, many tired & we all failed to go over.
Thanks for the memories!..."
I do not know when the school acquired this particular swing set but as of 2022, it has been on the Craigmile property for 67 years. If anyone knows when the school purchased and installed the equipment, please leave a comment.
If you'd like to revisit the previous Archeological Studies entries, click on Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4.
