Photo by R.R. Best
The Miller Amish German Schoolhouse being moved by a team of horses to the Illinois Amish Heritage Center last Friday morning. The schoolhouse was moved using a tractor for part of the route and then was switched over to being pulled by a team of Belgian horses.

•April 14, 2021•
By Crystal Reed
NP Writer

Route 133 between Lovington and Arthur was buzzing with activity last Friday morning as the historical Miller Amish German schoolhouse was moved to the Illinois Amish Heritage Center. The schoolhouse was moved using a tractor for part of the route and at one point was switched over to being pulled by a team of Belgian horses. The 100-year-old schoolhouse was built around 1920 and was located two miles west of Arthur on Illinois Route 133. The school was moved in 2011 to the Miller farm two miles further west where it was preserved in its original historical condition by Karen Miller whose father and grandfather taught in the school. The Miller school served as a German school where Amish youth, after graduating from the eighth grade, went during the winter months to learn the German language.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.