Meadow Township #9

The Prairie Gem School had a bell on top of the schoolhouse, but after the schools closing, it was bought by the Kent family and has resided on their farm since. The remainder of the building was used as grain storage and was later torn down.

Official School Name
Meadow Township #9
Parochial School Name
Prairie Gem School
County
Clay
When Built
Around 1887
When Closed
After 1940
Consolidated Into
Spencer Consolidated School
Construction Materials
Metal Bell
Current Use
None
Open to the Public
No
Silos and Smokestacks Member
No
Important notes on School

This School was once closed for the building to be fumigated because of a polio outbreak.