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Flatwoods Schoolhouse
Community schoolhouse, now relocated to West Mansfield

Flatwoods is what we call a ghost town in Logan County, Ohio, United States. A ghost town is a place where people used to live and work, but now it's mostly empty or completely abandoned. Flatwoods is located in Bokescreek Township.

A Look Back at Flatwoods

The story of Flatwoods began in 1854. That's when a man named Christopher Williams started the first settlement there. What makes Flatwoods special is that it was originally built entirely by African American people. This was a significant part of its early history.

Today, places like the old schoolhouse, which has been moved to West Mansfield, help us remember what Flatwoods was like when it was a busy community.

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