▁maintained ▁by ▁The ▁Historical ▁Society ▁of ▁Perry ▁County ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁operated ▁from ▁circa ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁The ▁Green ▁Park ▁Union ▁School ▁District ▁closed ▁the ▁one - room ▁school ▁after ▁opening ▁a ▁new ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁Green ▁Park ▁and ▁converting ▁the ▁Land is burg ▁High ▁School ▁into ▁an ▁elementary ▁school . ▁The ▁historic ▁school ▁building ▁was ▁totally ▁ref urb ished ▁for ▁the ▁Perry ▁County ▁b ic ent enn ial ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁and ▁includes ▁original ▁des ks ▁and ▁teaching ▁materials . ▁The ▁school ▁bell , ▁cast ▁by ▁the ▁R he em ▁& ▁Brothers ▁found ry ▁in ▁Green ▁Park , ▁can ▁be ▁heard ▁during ▁open ▁houses ▁held ▁each ▁summer . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 0 , ▁Green ▁Park ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁nine ▁sites ▁proposed ▁for ▁the ▁Perry ▁County ▁seat . ▁No ▁houses ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁center ▁until ▁William ▁Re ed ▁ere cted ▁one ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 4 . ▁ ▁John ▁Henry ▁Bern he is el ▁opened ▁a ▁saw mill ▁on ▁his ▁ 3 3 0 - acre ▁farm ▁circa ▁ 1 7 9 0 s ; ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 2 , ▁his ▁son ▁Jacob ▁( 1 8 0 1 - 1 8 7 1 ) ▁sold ▁the ▁saw mill ▁to ▁his ▁brother ▁Sol omon ▁( 1 8 0 8 - 1 8 8 9 ). ▁By ▁ 1 8 3 5 , ▁Sol omon ▁had ▁constructed ▁a ▁ 3