Pennington in Trinity County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Steele's Academy

Photographed by Brian Anderson, January 19, 2019

1. Steele's Academy Marker

Inscription. Site of

Steele's Academy

Named in honor of its
founder and principal

D. W. Steele

of New Hampshire Academy

Attended by students from
many counties

Erected 1936 by the State of Texas. (Marker Number 7968.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list.

Location. 31° 11.102′ N, 95° 14.146′ W. Marker is in Pennington, Texas, in Trinity County. It is on Farm to Market Road 2781 0.2 miles north of U.S. 287, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pennington TX 75856, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Albert Holley House (approx. 1.6 miles away); Hopewell Community and Gudeblye School (approx. 9 miles away); Glenwood Cemetery (approx. 10.6 miles away); George Washington Carver School (approx. 10.8 miles away); Groveton (approx. 11 miles away); Trinity County Seats (approx. 11 miles away); Trinity County Courthouse (approx. 11 miles away); First Methodist Church of Groveton (approx. 11.2 miles away).

Also see . . . Pennington College - The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted on January 21, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.)

Photographed by Brian Anderson, January 19, 2019

2. Steele's Academy Marker

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, October 19, 2025

3. Steele's Academy Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 21, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 958 times since then and 82 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 21, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. 3. submitted on October 21, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas.