Fort Missoula was established as a military post near Missoula, Montana in 1877 and in 1975, the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula (HMFM) was founded. Today the Museum exhibits are located in the Quartermaster’s Storehouse and the Museum’s 32-acre park contains a number of historic buildings. The Grant Creek Schoolhouse was built in 1907 and moved to the Museum’s park in 1976. This one-room schoolhouse served a farming community.
According to the display:
“The Grant Creek Schoolhouse is a one-room schoolhouse, with an attached porch that was used as a cloakroom and for wood storage. There was no well or indoor plumbing. Students had to carry water buckets from the creek and use outhouses located behind the schoolhouse. Many of the teachers lived on nearby ranches and farms.”
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