Near Munday in Knox County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Sunset Consolidated Rural School District

Photographed by James Hulse, June 6, 2022

1. Sunset Consolidated Rural School District Marker

Inscription. The Gillespie School District No. 7 was formed in 1891; League District No. 12 organized in 1906. Prairie View District No. 24 was created in 1910 and Jungman District No. 26 in 1923. These four were among eleven Knox County school districts whose representatives met in 1923 to discuss the recently proposed rural aid law, which would provide funds for the consolidation of two or more schools. The law was passed in 1929, and the Gillespie, League, Prairie View and Jungman districts merged. A high school was erected near this site in 1930. More than 400 students attended the consolidated schools, taking advantage of the combined resources of each district and additional federal aid. Sunset Consolidated School District No. 27 was merged in 1951 with the Munday Independent School District.

Erected 1999 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12004.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.

Location. 33° 26.852′ N, 99° 42.869′ W. Marker is near Munday, Texas, in Knox County. It is at the intersection of County Highway 1043 and County

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Highway 4447, on the right when traveling west on County Highway 1043. The marker is located along the county road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Munday TX 76371, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Big Country.

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 Comanchería,

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: First Christian Church (approx. 6.2 miles away); Brazos River Bridge (approx. 6.2 miles away); The Narrows (approx. 9.8 miles away); Pleasant C. Sams (approx. 9.8 miles away); Original Old Rock Courthouse Cornerstone (approx. 10.4 miles away); First Settlement in Knox County / L – Ranch (approx. 10.4 miles away); Quanah Parker Trail (approx. 10.4 miles away); Knox County (approx. 10.4 miles away).

The Sunset Consolidated Rural School District Marker is on the right of the two markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, June 6, 2022

2. The Sunset Consolidated Rural School District Marker is on the right of the two markers

Sunset Consolidated School Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, June 6, 2022

3. Sunset Consolidated School Plaque

The view of the Sunset Consolidated Rural School District Marker from the road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, June 6, 2022

4. The view of the Sunset Consolidated Rural School District Marker from the road

Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 350 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 21, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.