GCAY11K Traditional Cache Cement Dist 79
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: btracy62 @ | Hide Date: 09/14/2024 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 37.760 W102° 24.031 | Last updated: 10/06/2024 | Fav points: 0

From the time when kids had to walk uphill both ways in a blizzard to get to school the Yuma County Historical Society has set out to locate and mark the old county schools

Yuma County History Book The Hundred-Year Review has the following information of District 79. "Probably the first school established in what is now Liberty was District 79, later called Rock School and even later Cement School. Minutes of a school board meeting of May 6, 1889, disclosed that plans were being made to build a new school (of rock) on the northeast corner of Section 7, presently owned by Harold Langendoerfer estate and often called the Al Riedesel land. The land was at the time owned by the Homrighauses. The original school was sod and located about two and one-half miles south of the J. W. Clark residence. The new Rock School was completed in 1896. Two people who attended this school are Ernest Vannida and Arthur Hill."

Also from The Hundred-Year Review , "On June 1, 1911, the district voted to a $600 bond to build a new school, which became known as Cement School. It was completed in 1915.

District 79 was dissolved September 12th 1949 and annexed to Districts 82J Kirk and 74J Idalia.

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Found it 09/27/2024 By TheSIBo's
CO FTF with denbomans. Visiting from Southern Illinois and exploring the eastern plains of Colorado. This Yuma County School Project caught our attention. The history is so well researched and caches nicely hidden. We are enjoying the experience. Thanks for placing all the fun

Found it 09/27/2024 By denbomans
Yay {FTF} 12:40 p.m., we’ve been wanting to work on this series for a while and we knew the SiBo’s were coming for a visit so thought it would be fun to get them out on the plains and on top of that have a chance to get some Colorado FTF’s. Love the series concept, love the history and love the hides.
Thanks for the fun!

Publish Listing 09/15/2024 By IgnotusPeverell
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