Pine Community Center

	Marker 14 - Church of Jesus Christ of LDS Chapel The original log church building was used for about 7-8 years. Then a small lumber chapel was built about 1895 on approximately the present site of the Pine Strawberry Museum. As the community and church grew members desired a nicer chapel. When Isaac Hunt, an expert carpenter, returned from his mission in 1918, he was made Bishop and started on a new chapel which was completed in 1920. This is the building that houses the museum today.
	Marker 15 - Church of Jesus Christ of LDS Cultural Hall The Cultural Hall was built in 1928-29 as an addition to the church. LDS-sponsored dances, sports events, classes, and community events were held in this building until purchased by the Pine School Board. It was then used for school assemblies and events and finally leased by the CERCA as a community center.
	Marker 16 - Pine’s First Public School According to Frank Randall, there were two public schools built on this site directly across the road from the original school, near where the covered picnic area is today. The first built in 1884 was, like the original, a one-room school. It was constructed of pine logs cut with broad axes. The seats were long benches. There were also a few desks made of lumber for older boys and girls. The black boards were made of wood, planed and painted with black paint. There were some slates and very few books. Sometimes several children shared a book. As there were few pencils and very little paper, most of the schoolwork was done on slates. A larger public school was built about 1902 on the approximately the same site, It too, was built of rough sawn lumber. It had two rooms and these were further divided with canvas partitions hung from the ceiling making four rooms for students in grades 1-8. There were two teachers who conducted classes in the four rooms with different ages of students. Ralph Fuller began attending that school as a third grader and graduated from the 8^th grade.
	Marker 17 - Pine High School Before 1925 students in Pine either quit their education after 8^th grade or were sent to live with relatives in Utah, Snowflake, or Mesa to attend high school. In that year the present rock building, which is now the Thrift Store was built as the Pine High School. Due to the efforts of H. E. Stevenson and wife, who had come to the town to teach, along with other citizens, this became an accredited high school. There were about 20 students in the high school. This building was used for only about 10-12 years, at which time students began to attend Payson High School. The interior of that building was burned about 1945 and was rebuilt, added onto, and used as an elementary school for many years until the present Pine Elementary School was built in the 1980’s.