Dido in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Dido School
Photographed by J Frye
1. Dido School Marker
The Dido community was one of the first established in Tarrant County. In 1848, settlers homesteaded in this part of Peters Colony, establishing a community along a stage route from Fort Worth to Decatur. Dido School organized in 1854, with A.C. McCanne of Missouri as the first teacher. His wife Margaret Caroline (Fulton) taught here in the 1860s while A.C. served in the Confederate Army. Classes were sometimes held in church buildings, and later trustees built a schoolhouse adjacent to Dido Cemetery. Regional development from the Rock Island Railroad (1892), Eagle Mountain Lake (1931) and a Marine training base (1941) caused school attendance in Dido to decline. The Tarrant County School Board closed Dido School in 1947.
(2008)
Erected 2008 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 14270.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1854.
Location. 32° 57.123′ N, 97° 29.105′ W. Marker is in Dido, Texas, in Tarrant County. It can be reached from Morris Dido Newark Highway (Highway 1220) north of Dido
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Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South. 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, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dido Cemetery (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The 1865 Indian Creek Raid (approx. 2 miles away); Kiowa Raid on Walnut Creek (approx. 3.8 miles away); Nelson Cemetery (approx. 4.1 miles away); Azle Schools (approx. 5.1 miles away); Smith-Frazier Cemetery (approx. 5.2 miles away); First Methodist Church of Azle (approx. 5.3 miles away); Azle Christian Church (approx.
Photographed by J Frye
2. Dido School Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 24, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2020, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 814 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 23, 2020, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
