The first leg of our trip was on the interstate, but after several miles we exited to a two lane highway. As we were driving down the road, I spied a bell tower and thought it must be a church, but then realized it was a school the closer we got. It was an abandoned schoolhouse and it appeared it must be a school bell. How fantastic was that?! I can't find anything to explain when the school may have been built and then was no longer used.
Next stop...Lost Springs -
Lost Springs was first inhabited in the 1880s, when it received its name from railroad workers who could not find the springs shown on survey maps of the area. The town was incorporated in 1911, and it originally had 200 residents, most of whom worked at the nearby Rosin coal mine. After the coal mine closed around 1930, the population of Lost Springs steadily declined. By 1960, the population of the town had dropped to five.
Then we went on down the highway until we saw...
Between Manville and Keeline are the remants of Jireh College. The boys' dorm was on the top floor, girls' dorm and house mother's quarters were on the second floor, and the dining room and kitchen were in the basement. Tuition was $65.00 including room and board. The College was a small school affiliated with the Christian Church, now a part of of the United Church of Christ. It offered four years of high school and a two-year junior college.
The town of Jireh at one time had two banks, a lumber yard, post office, store, express office, three general stores, blacksmith and newspaper. Additionally, a dry farming experimental farm grew sugar beets, wheat, potatoes, and alfalfa. The college was established in 1908 and closed its doors in 1920 after the Church withdrew financial support.
Lost Springs was first inhabited in the 1880s, when it received its name from railroad workers who could not find the springs shown on survey maps of the area. The town was incorporated in 1911, and it originally had 200 residents, most of whom worked at the nearby Rosin coal mine. After the coal mine closed around 1930, the population of Lost Springs steadily declined. By 1960, the population of the town had dropped to five.
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| This old building was located right next to the railroad tracks. |
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| Another view of the building. I wonder what it was at one time. |
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| The remains of another old building. |
Then we went on down the highway until we saw...
Between Manville and Keeline are the remants of Jireh College. The boys' dorm was on the top floor, girls' dorm and house mother's quarters were on the second floor, and the dining room and kitchen were in the basement. Tuition was $65.00 including room and board. The College was a small school affiliated with the Christian Church, now a part of of the United Church of Christ. It offered four years of high school and a two-year junior college.
The town of Jireh at one time had two banks, a lumber yard, post office, store, express office, three general stores, blacksmith and newspaper. Additionally, a dry farming experimental farm grew sugar beets, wheat, potatoes, and alfalfa. The college was established in 1908 and closed its doors in 1920 after the Church withdrew financial support.
Next stop Lusk and surrounding area...
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