Wells Dist 6

GCA19WG Traditional Cache

Wells Dist 6
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro

| Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5

| Terrain: 1.5 out of 5

From the time when kids had to walk uphill both way to school. There was dozens of country schools across the county ensuring that no kid had to walk more than 3 miles
The Yuma County School project set out to locate and mark as many of these schools as possible Anyone wanting more information can stop into the Wray Museum

The Wells district was formed in 1887. The area was still part of Washington county at that time. The School was named for Henrey Wells and was knows as the Henry Wells district in the early years. By 1900 it has Yuma country and numbered district 6 Aaron Miller sold the district 1 acre of ground for $1.00. on the south side of the road Some point in time it was moved across the road to Section 30. The School ran until 1921 when it consolidated with Wray