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De Smet, South Dakota, First School House in De Smet, photo

The original, first school house in De Smet, South Dakota, 1880-81. It was here that both Laura Ingalls and her sister, Carrie Ingalls, attended school.

The original, first school house in De Smet, South Dakota, 1880-81. It was here that both Laura Ingalls and her sister, Carrie Ingalls, attended school. This school house is made mention of in the book, Little Town On The Prairie, by Laura Ingalls Wilder in the Little House series of books.

The school where Laura and Carrie Ingalls attended in De Smet, South Dakota.

De Smet is the county seat of Kingsbury County, South Dakota.

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