Lake Creek Cache Traditional Cache
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This cache is at the Lake Creek Monument.
This monument is dedicated to the pioneers who settled the
community. Their strength and courage enabled them to survive
adverse conditions, giving us a goodly heritage, for which we are
grateful. Most of the land in the Lake Creek Community was settled
by homesteaders, starting in 1898. In 1918, existing schools of
Fairview, Oak Grove, Pleasant Valley, and Headquarter combined to
form Union Graded School. One year later, Union Graded School was
changed to Lake Creek Consolidated No. 8. Construction of the stone
& brick two-story school building began in the fall of 1919,
with completion in March of 1920. The marker stands on the corner
of the old school yard. During the 1940's, the area surrounding the
Lake Creek intersection contained a general store & gas
station, garage, blacksmith shop, cotton gin, baptist church &
parsonage, Church of Christ, and several homes, in addition to the
school. The Lake Creek School disbanded in 1957, with students
joining Granite School. The baptist church & parsonage and one
home are all that remain at the Lake Creek intersection.
Additional Hints
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Orapu