Wayside in Montgomery County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Little House On The Prairie
Historical Site
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 month for this entry is August 1862.
Location. 37° 7.498′ N, 95° 51.738′ W. Marker is in Wayside, Kansas, in Montgomery County. Marker is 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 is in this post office area: Havana KS 67347, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. 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); World War Memorial (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.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Dr. George Tann
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