Wayside in Montgomery County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Little House On The Prairie
Historical Site
Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 1996
1. Historical Site Little House On The Prarie Marker
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by: Laura Ingalls Wilder
Kansas Home Of Charles Ingalls Family 1869-1870
Carrie Ingalls was born here Aug. 3, 1870 (Third Daughter)
Sunny Side School 1872-1946
Wayside Post Office 1874-1976
Erected 1984 by Little House On The Prairie, Inc.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Settlements & Settlers • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is August 3, 1870.
Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 37° 7.498′ N, 95° 51.738′ W. Marker was in Wayside, Kansas, in Montgomery County. It was on U.S. 75 near CR 3000, on the right when traveling south. The Little House on the Prairie Historical Site is located 13 miles southwest of Independence, just off Highway 75. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Havana KS 67347, United States of America.
We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
Regionally, this marker was in Eastern Kansas. It was also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Childhood Home of Laura Ingalls Wilder and Birthplace of Carrie Ingalls (approx. 1.4 miles away); Richard Colbert Mason (approx. 8.3 miles away); Captain Richard C. Mason (approx. 8.3 miles away); Jappa Mason (approx. 8.3 miles away); Walking Stick Cannon (approx. 8.4 miles away); Caney War Memorial (approx. 8.4 miles away); Black Dog Trail Campsite (approx. 8.7 miles away); George H. Wark 1878 - 1974 (approx. 8.7 miles away).
Regarding Little House On The Prairie. Pioneer way of life of the Ingalls family made famous in the series of children's books written by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Historic site includes a reconstructed log cabin, an authentic one-room school from the 1870s and the original, and a turn-of-the-century post office from nearby town of Wayside.
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Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 1996
2. Replica of Ingall's 1870 cabin at the original site
The sign in front of the cabin now reads:
This log cabin resembles one used as the Ingalls home in “Little House on the Prairie.”
The Osage signed the treaty selling the land to the government on Sept 10, 1870. The family home was listed as the 89th residence of Rutland Township in the 1870 US Census, and the family lived here about one year. In her book, Laura told of building the cabin, of encounters with Indians, of going to Independence for supplies, and of Dr. Tann's treating the family members for "fever'n'ague."
Dr. Tann's grave is in Mount Hope Cemetery in Independence.
This log cabin resembles one used as the Ingalls home in “Little House on the Prairie.”
The Osage signed the treaty selling the land to the government on Sept 10, 1870. The family home was listed as the 89th residence of Rutland Township in the 1870 US Census, and the family lived here about one year. In her book, Laura told of building the cabin, of encounters with Indians, of going to Independence for supplies, and of Dr. Tann's treating the family members for "fever'n'ague."
Dr. Tann's grave is in Mount Hope Cemetery in Independence.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 1996
3. Hitching Post, at the Ingalls' Cabin
Caney, Kansas
First Sheriff of
Montgomery County 1871 to 1875
He was a witness at
Appomattox 1865
Donated by his family
Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 1996
4. School House
Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 1996
5. Inside the School House
Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 1996
6. Ingalls Travels
Credits. This page was last revised on September 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 25, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 7,238 times since then and 286 times this year. Last updated on September 2, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 25, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 3. submitted on December 13, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 25, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
