What town is “Little House on the Prairie” set in?
Briar Oak
Walnut Grove
Sleepy Eye
Red Wing
Fact: Walnut Grove is both the real-life Minnesota town from Laura Ingalls Wilder’s childhood and the fictionalized setting of the classic television series Little House on the Prairie. In the 1870s, Wilder and her family lived in a dugout on Plum Creek, about a mile and a half north of town. Her childhood there inspired On the Banks of Plum Creek, one of several books the NBC series Little House on the Prairie drew on. The show made Walnut Grove the center of the Ingalls family’s life for much of its run, bringing the town to national attention.
Correct Answer: Walnut Grove