Lower Fox Creek Schoolhouse Tour Stop 1: Introduction

Introduction to the Lower Fox Creek Schoolhouse at Tallgrass Prairie NPres

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Lower Fox Creek Schoolhouse Introduction

The Lower Fox Creek Schoolhouse, completed in 1882, was just one of many signs that a more settled, stable, and established existence was taking shape in the American West. One room schoolhouses would soon spread across the West, as settlers established themselves, believing that only through education and knowledge could a child one day fully participate in American society.