The Wilcox School-District #29 – is only one of a few remaining rural schoolhouses in Trego County. The school served Wilcox Township, a rural settlement approximately 16 miles south of WaKeeney along the Smoky Hill River, for over sixty years.

Interesting Facts about the Wilcox School-District #29:

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• Located south of WaKeeney on US Hwy 283 and Trego County Road X

• 1886 built of native limestone by early settlers

• Limestone was quarried along the Smoky Hill River ½ mile south of the school

• Limestone was quarried on the south shore of the river and hauled to the building site across natural fords or low-water bridges

• School became hub of the community for many different activities

• 1947 school closed

• Became clubhouse for the Hi-Plains Gravel Grinders Motorcycle Club

• Located on the Smoky Valley Scenic Byway

• Listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places

• Trego WaKeeney Community Foundation working to preserve school

• 2012 Phase 1 of restoration completed – stone and roof repaired