Home > United States of America > Kansas > Elk County > Howard > Benjamin Hobbs Gravesite
Memorials : 1
Location : Howard, Elk County, USA
Coordinate : 37.5068480, -96.2526650
Description : This grave site marks the final resting place of Elk County's first teacher, who died at the age of 23. During the fall and winter of 1869-70, in a log cabin on Paw Paw Creek, Benjamin Hobbs taught the county's first school. Operated as a subscription school, it was attended by less than a dozen students. In March 1933, the teachers and pupils of Elk County raised funds to repair and enhance the burial site. The original grave marker was repaired and enclosed with a 3 ft. high iron fence, set in a concrete foundation. At the foot of the... Read More

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    Latitude: 37.5068480
    Longitude: -96.2526650

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