College Station in Brazos County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
African American Education in College Station
Photographed By James Hulse, April 3, 2021
1. African American Education in College Station Marker
Formal education for African Americans in Brazos County began as a result of the Public School Act of 1871. Classes were held in many small community and church-related schools, and by 1923 there were 127 African American students in the A&M Consolidated School District. Buildings accommodated only elementary school students until an agreement was reached to bus pupils to the Kemp High School in Bryan. The A&M School District paid the expenses.
In the 1930s the number of African American students grew steadily. Rising costs of tuition and transportation prompted the A&M District to approve and build a high school in College Station. The A&M Consolidated Negro School opened in 1941. An athletic field was added in 1946 and the name of the school changed to Lincoln School. The building was expanded in 1948.
A fire in 1966 destroyed one of three classroom buildings displacing 100 students. The burned facilities were not rebuilt. The City of College Station leased the land and the remaining five buildings in the late 1960s, and restored the site in 1972. The city bought the land in 1978 and dedicated the Lincoln Center in 1980. The former school is now the home of many community activities in College Station.
Erected 1996 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 8628.)
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.
Location. 30° 35.954′ N, 96° 19.845′ W. Marker is in College Station, Texas, in Brazos County. Marker is at the intersection of Eleanor Street and Holleman Drive, on the left when traveling north on Eleanor Street. The marker is located in front of the Lincoln Recreation Center near the parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1000 Eleanor Street, College Station TX 77840, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. A & M College Consolidated Rural School (approx. 0.9 miles away); Early Texas A&M Campus Housing (approx. one mile away); J.V. "Pinky" Wilson (approx. one mile away); Texas A&M Cadet Edwin O. Bellinger ’36 Memorial Bugle Stand (approx. one mile away); Early Play-By-Play Radio Broadcast of a College Football Game (approx. one mile away); Colonel Joe T. Haney Field (approx. one mile away); Texas A&M Corps of Cadets (approx. one mile away); “The Spirit of ’02” (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in College Station.
Photographed By James Hulse, April 3, 2021
2. African American Education in College Station Marker
Photographed By James Hulse, April 3, 2021
3. African American Education in College Station Marker
The view of the marker in front of the Lincoln Recreation Center
Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 261 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 5, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
