Fruita Schoolhouse

 

The Mormon settlement that later became part of Capitol Reef Park was named Fruita for the groves of apple, peach, pear and apricot trees the Mormons cultivated there at the confluence of Sulphur Creek and the Freemont River. Most of the village was along what is now the main scenic drive, south of the UT-24 highway. But on the north side of the village, along what is now UT-24, they built this one-room schoolhouse.