Bedford in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Site of Bedford School
Photographed by J Frye, December 18, 2021
1. Site of Bedford School Marker
The first Bedford area school met in a log building during the early 1860s. After the Civil War classes were held in a frame structure at Spring Garden, north of this site. After it burned in the early 1880s, Milton Moore (1828-1914) deeded land here for construction of Bedford College, an elementary and high school academy. In 1893 it was also destroyed by fire and local citizens raised funds for a new elementary school nearby. It was replaced in 1908 by a 2-story brick schoolhouse. The school consolidated with the Hurst-Euless district in 1958 and the building was used until 1969.
Additional marker:
Correction: The newly completed Bedford School was dedicated July 24, 1915.
Erected 1980 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4728.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.
Location. 32° 50.771′ N, 97° 8.419′ W. Marker is in Bedford, Texas, in Tarrant County. It is on School Lane north of Bedford Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2400 School Lane,
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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bedford Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Bedford Reunion (approx. half a mile away); Bedford Church of Christ (approx. 0.6 miles away); Site of Oak Grove Methodist Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Spring Garden School (approx. 1.1 miles away); Spring Garden Community (approx. 1.6 miles away); Riley Cemetery (approx. 1.7 miles away); Frontier Justice (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bedford.
Photographed by J Frye, December 18, 2021
2. Correction to Site of Bedford School Marker
Photographed by J Frye, December 18, 2021
3. Site of Bedford School Marker
Photographed by J Frye, December 18, 2021
4. Site of Bedford School Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2021, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 797 times since then and 82 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 18, 2021, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
