On the way to Elm Flat--Rural School Traditional Cache

In 1896 when the government opened this land for settlement, they set aside a quarter section of land every six miles to be used for schools.  Every three miles there was a small plot set aside to build a school on.  The quarter section may or may not have a school on it.  It was rented to the local farmers to help pay for the expenses of the school system.  Some of the school land has been sold the rest is still leased by local farmers.

1896---1949

The little red school house signs that mark the location of the rural schools are sponsored by the Retired Teachers Association with the help of donations from former teachers and students.

You can find the little red school house sign, that marks where the school house was, on the corner down at the intersection south of here.  There is some play ground equipment that might have been used by the children.