Outhouse Museum - Elk Falls, KS
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YoSam.
N 37° 22.415 W 096° 11.678
14S E 748410 N 4140009
The Prairie - Gem School is a museum now and houses the outhouse collections ~ An outrageously “moving” experience!
Waymark Code: WM151NN
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 09/28/2021
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County of museum: Elk County
Location of museum: Montgomery St. & 11th St., Prairie/Gem Schoolhouse, Elk Falls
"The school was moved to Elk Falls in 2001 from its original location two miles west of town.
"An ongoing project of the Friends of Elk Falls, it functions as a local history museum. Open during the Fall Open House weekend (Friday and Saturday before Thanksgiving)." ~ Rural Kansas Tourism
The lifetime collection of Maryland's outhouse expert, Homer Allison, was donated to the Friends of Elk Falls in 2009 and is currently housed in the Pershing/Prairie Gem Schoolhouse. " ~ Kansas Sampler Foundation
"Elk Falls, Kansas is the self proclaimed Outhouse Capital of Kansas. The tiny community has a open house and Outhouse Tour on the Friday and Saturday before Thanksgiving. Elk Falls is a town of less than 200 people that bills itself as the World's Largest Living Ghost Town. The slogan helped draw some artists to the community and revive the town a few years back. The photographs on these pages were taken on 2011, during the 16th annual outhouse tour.
"The first stop of the tour is in the one block long downtown at the Outhouse Tour Hdqrs. A nice young woman from Howard, Kansas sold me an Outhouse Button, ballot and map for $1. The few blocks of the small community had several yard sales, 11 competing outhouses, a quilt show, arts & crafts, horse drawn wagon rides and live music at Elk Falls Pottery.
"After touring all of the outhouses, I voted for "King Toot" and "Star Buttz" by placing my ballot in the "Voter's Booth" outhouse. " ~ Keith Stokes: Kansas Travel & Tourism