Lanesfield School
by Lynn Sprowl
Title
Lanesfield School
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Lynn Sprowl
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Built in 1869, the school is the only building that remains on the town site of Lanesfield, Kansas a mail stop on the Santa Fe Trail.The Lanesfield School Historic Site is a tribute to rural schooling. It consists of a restored one-room schoolhouse, outbuildings and a visitor's center featuring an exhibit on Kansas' one-room schools called "Just Plain Simple: The One-Room School in Kansas." For ninety-three years Lanesfield School served the educational needs of the local rural population. The children came from farming families, and they fit school in between their morning and evening chores. The schoolteacher taught grades one through eight in the subjects of geography, reading, spelling, arithmetic and penmanship. Former Lanesfield students have fond memories of attending the school. James E. Payne attended Lanesfield school in the 1870s and recalled that "it was interesting to see the [Santa Fe Trail] wagon trains pass by when we could get outside to enjoy the sight." Lanesfield School operated as a one-room school until school district consolidation in 1963. The Museum staff restored the school to its 1904 appearance and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
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August 1st, 2014
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Catherine Sherman
Revisiting this great photo, Lynn! I still haven't made it to the Lanesville School. Maybe this is the year! F
Catherine Sherman
Great photo. My children went to programs at this school while they were in elementary school. This was a popular choice for parents to volunteer, but I never got a chance. This photo has inspired me to visit on my own.
Lynn Sprowl replied:
I read that they do "living history" presentations there. I'd like to go to one sometime.
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