Elk Falls in Elk County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Pershing
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Praire Gem School House
District #26, Elk County, Kansas
| | 1879 - 1944 | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 23, 2014
1. Pershing / Prairie Gem School House Marker
west of Elk Falls
Moved in 2002
by Friends of Elk Falls
Plaque donated in
loving memory of
Edie Baker
Erected by Friends of Edie Baker.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 2002.
Location. 37° 22.423′ N, 96° 11.678′ W. Marker is in Elk Falls, Kansas, in Elk County. It is at the intersection of 11th Street and Montgomery Street, on the left when traveling south on 11th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Elk Falls KS 67345, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Prudence Crandall (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Prudence Crandall
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 23, 2014
2. Pershing / Prairie Gem School House and Marker
Elk County Schools in Cutler's History of Kansas (1883)
Kansas Collection Books website entry
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Kansas Collection Books website entry
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Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 531 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 27, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
