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Historical Society adds school exhibit
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This photo shows Great Bend No. 1, the first school in Barton County. The photo is part of a new display at the Barton County Historical Society. - photo by Photo courtesy of Barton County Historical Society
A new display at the Barton County Historical Museum and Village celebrates schools and school districts of the past. "There were 105 different school districts in Barton County," says Karen Neuforth, research coordinator for the Barton County Historical Society. "Most of them were rural.