Welcome
Welcome to the Smoky Angle School remembrance project — a collection of memories, photos and short biographies from students and teachers who attended or taught at Smoky Angle between roughly the 1920s and around 1963.
Contribute a memoryQuick summary — what we know
- Name & county: Smoky Angle School (sometimes “Smoky Angle”) — Cheyenne County / Kit Carson region, eastern Colorado.
- Type: One-room rural schoolhouse (classes through 8th grade; social events in the schoolhouse).
- Teacher listed in 1919–1920: Miss Mae Van Why (Colorado Educational Directory 1919–20).
- Attendance / era: Records and memories place attendance in the 1920s–1960s; closure around 1963.
- Social role: The schoolhouse also served on some occasions as a community center for events, socials, weddings, and gatherings.
Students & Teachers
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Richard Cure – student grades 3–7, 1958–1963.
Shirley Cure Smith – student grades 2–6, 1958–1963.
Hohlt Koehn – Photographer contribution.