#19: Lower Fox Creek Schoolhouse Tour Stop 1: Introduction
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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.