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History of the Schoolhouse Schiefelbein guided cleaning,
furnishing, improving
The first Sansarc schoolhouse (East) built along Sansarc Creek in 1904 on appearance and functionality
George Walker’s place, now Timmy Olson’s place. There were Sans Arc of building, and it was open as
Indian tribes in the area of Cheyenne River. Sans Arc can mean “no bow” or an interpretive museum in
“unmarked arrows”. The Sans Arc Indians did not mark their arrows so they June 2014.
would all share the meat, rather than have all the meat go to only the brave
who killed the bison. It is also thought they used spears instead of bow and
arrows. There were six windows, and
one entrance door. The
Sansarc School (west) built around 1910 in Stanley bathroom was one of the two
County and used actively as a school until 1969. school outhouses.
Phone service began in April 1960. The one room school is 18 feet
Early it was on the Jacobsen place.[ Section 20] The wide and 23 feet long and has six windows on South and two windows on
last location was near Bernard Stoeser’ s East, a front entry with interior door and transom window to the room and
outside entrance.
place.[Southeast corner of Section 16 at flag symbol]

In notes by Frances
Sampson Olesen, she
has that Sansarc was
established in 1904; and
a new school was built
in 1906. She has that
Sansarc started as
District #14. From
1912-1958 it was
District #95. In 1958, it
was in Trail District
#98. The entry is used for hanging coats, storing water cooler, keeping balls and
Purchased and moved bats, lunch pails, boots.
to Gene Stoeser ranch
in 1973. Gene then
brought schoolhouse to
Fort Pierre to be used as
a museum in 1975 and
donated it to the
Verendrye Museum. Restoration of roof and interior in 1999 to prevent
deterioration of building by Verendrye Museum and Stanley County School
Board, guided by Gene Stoeser and Mary Beth Stoeser Fravel. The original
teacher cottage built next to the school and used actively until 1969, and
original swing set were located in April 2014. In 2014, Deb Stoeser
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