Wheeler in Wheeler County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Rock School
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, July 25, 2020
1. Rock School Marker
Built 1886, when Indians still raided nearby apple trees. Wheeler County's second school. Of native stone. Site gift of Tom Baley. Other donors: John Brown, Frank Chilton, Mr. Clark, Henry Frye, Bill Miller, J. E. Pior, Fred H. Rathjen, Jenkins Willliams. Teacher was Mrs. Gil Hodges.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1964
Erected 1964 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 4319.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education.
Location. 35° 28.589′ N, 100° 6.661′ W. Marker is in Wheeler, Texas, in Wheeler County. It can be reached from Unnamed road one mile east of Highway 592, on the right when traveling east. This marker is on private property.. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wheeler TX 79096, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Texas Panhandle. It is also on the American Great Plains and specifically on the Southern Plains. 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 Comancherνa, the Dust Bowl, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rock Barn (approx. 1.8 miles away); Wheeler County (approx. 9.4 miles away); Wheeler County Jail (approx. 9.4 miles away); Wheeler County Courthouse (approx. 9.4 miles away); The Millie Porter House (approx. 9½ miles away); Quanah Parker Trail (approx.
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Photographed by Allen Lowrey, July 25, 2020
2. Rock School and Marker
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, July 25, 2020
3. Rock School
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, July 25, 2020
4. Rock School
Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2020, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. This page has been viewed 471 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 26, 2020, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
