Pioneer School Bus

School bus replica donated by the Rulon Hillam Farm Ashton Idaho and Grove City (Blackfoot) Idaho Chapter 2010.

Note: This Pioneer School Bus is a replica of the ones used in rural communities throughout the west around the turn of the (20) century. Men in the outlying areas combined their means and efforts to fabricate a conveyance to take their children to school and shelter them from the harsh elements. In the summer it was mounted on a wagon, in the winter on a sleigh and was pulled by horses. Some were covered with canvas others had small stoves. They were built with whatever they had on hand at the time.

This is Sons of Utah Pioneers historic marker #162, located at North Bingham County Historical Park at Shelley, Idaho.