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Missouri Town 1855 is a collection of original mid-19th century structures carefully moved from seven western Missouri counties and relocated at the site to depict a typical mid-western 1850's farming community. 
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Meet a costumed schoolteacher.  Dip a pen in an ink well and practice your penmanship.  Cipher math problems on a slate.  Participate in a spelling bee.  Visit the Lanesfield School Historic Site, 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. The school is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.   [Web Site]

One of the few structures in Cass County to survive the Kansas-Missouri Border War, the Civil War and Order No. 11. Open for tours by appointment and for special events. 
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First organized in 1830 as a primitive Baptist church, Mount Gilead has endured decades of change on the Missouri frontier.  The congregation constructed the present brick building in 1873 following a devastating fire that destroyed the original structure.  Today the Mt. Gilead site offers the public a unique setting for special events.  Children visiting the school experience firsthand a 19th century classroom lesson with period dress and instruction.  Open for tours upon request.  Maintained by Clay County Historic Sites. [Web Site]

Shoal Creek Living History Museum, begun in 1975, is a gathering of historic buildings of nineteenth century Missouri and is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of Missouri's early history and architecture.  [Web Site]

The Oxford School is one of the oldest schools in the state of Kansas. It operated as a school from 1877 to 1955. The one-rooms should was moved from its original location at 135^th & Mission Road in March of 2003 to its present location in Ironwoods Park.  Great care was taken to restore the building to its original beauty with historic accuracy.  The school offers Open House hours, programs year-round for groups of all ages, special events throughout the year, and living history classroom fieldtrips.  [Web Site]

Shawnee Town features 17 original and replicated buildings filled with historical artifacts from the 1800's and early 1900's.  The Exhibit Gallery, located in the Visitors center, features "Shawnee: Old Town, New City".  This exhibit explores the history of Shawnee from when it was inhabited by native Americans to present day.  [Web Site