Pershing - Prairie Gem School House - Elk County, KS
Posted by: 
YoSam.
N 37° 22.415 W 096° 11.678
14S E 748410 N 4140009
Moved into town, from 2 miles away to preserve the building.
Waymark Code: WM9JTM
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 08/27/2010
Views: 3
•Friends of Elk Falls meets third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Pershing/Prairie Gem School.
County of School Building: Elk County
Plaque on School Text:
Pershing / Praire [sic] Gem
School House
District #26
Elk County, Kansas
1879 - 1944
Originally located 2 miles west of Elk Falls
Moved in 22002
By Friends of Elk Falls
Plaque donated in Loving Memory of
Edie Baker
Elk Falls, was once county seat, and around 1920 had a population over 10,000. Now under 200.
BUT They have an annual carnival: THE ELK FALLS OUTHOUSE TOUR
Address:
10th St. & Montgomery St.,
Elk Falls, KS usa
67345
Web Site: Not listed
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