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Lake in the Hills moves 1886 schoolhouse back home

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Lyle Hyatt & Co. Inc., of Sandwich, prepares to move the 20-foot by 3-foot, 22-ton Ford schoolhouse into its new location Friday.

Brian Hill | Staff Photographer

Brandt Snyder of Lake in the Hills zooms way in to get a shot of the 1886 Ford schoolhouse being moved back to its original location.

Brian Hill | Staff Photographer

Crowds of people gather Friday to see the Lake in the Hills Historical Society move the Ford schoolhouse back to its original location, four blocks down the road.

Brian Hill | Staff Photographer

The Ford schoolhouse eases onto Algonquin Road to return to its original location, four blocks down the road.

Brian Hill | Staff Photographer

The Lake in the Hills Historical Society with a lot of help from Lyle Hyatt & Co. Inc., of Sandwich, moves the 1886 Ford schoolhouse back to its original location, where it will be turned into a museum.

Brian Hill | Staff Photographer

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The Lake in the Hills Historical Society Friday moved the 1886 Ford schoolhouse back home to its original location. The school, which closed more than 70 years ago and was moved four blocks away to be a place for farm workers to live in, is now back where it was originally built. The historical society will turn it into a museum.
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    • Lyle Hyatt & Co. Inc., of Sandwich, prepares to move the 20-foot by 3-foot, 22-ton Ford schoolhouse into its new location Friday.
    • Brandt Snyder of Lake in the Hills zooms way in to get a shot of the 1886 Ford schoolhouse being moved back to its original location.
    • Crowds of people gather Friday to see the Lake in the Hills Historical Society move the Ford schoolhouse back to its original location, four blocks down the road.
    • The Ford schoolhouse eases onto Algonquin Road to return to its original location, four blocks down the road.
    • The Lake in the Hills Historical Society with a lot of help from Lyle Hyatt & Co. Inc., of Sandwich, moves the 1886 Ford schoolhouse back to its original location, where it will be turned into a museum.
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