CHICOPEE, Kan. – The Chicopee Rural Water District today recognized the prior Chicopee School, District 62, and the Chicopee Rural Water District with a new memorial dedication.
The CRWD previously erected its brick and stone cut memorial and flagpole this year that displays the names of the first board of directors. Today, they hosted its dedication ceremony.
Officials say the Chicopee school was among the first 100 school districts established in Crawford County, KS, in 1869. It served the community for 100 years; closing in 1969.
The current memorial holds the cornerstone of the old buildingand the new flag stands where the original school’s flagpole stood.
The ceremony featured the first raising of the flag on the new flagpole.
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