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

Site of Prairie Mountain School

Photographed By James Hulse, December 4, 2023

1. Site of Prairie Mountain School Marker

Inscription. German immigrants and pioneer settlers established the Prairie Mountain community once known as Starks in the mid 1800s. In 1906 the Putman School relocated to Hickory Creek site and was renamed Prairie Mountain School. Community members built a one-room schoolhouse which also served as a place of worship on land leased from Bettie A. Rountree. A larger building constructed in 1924 served school children until Prairie Mountain consolidated with the Llano School District in 1948. The Marschall family later conveyed the land to the community. The last worship service was held here in 1970, but the building continued to serve as the Prairie Mountain Community Center.

Erected 2001 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12458.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.

Location. 30° 33.685′ N, 98° 52.749′ W. Marker is near Llano, Texas, in Llano County. Marker is on Ranch to Market Road 2323, half a mile north of County Highway 111, on the left when traveling south. The marker is located along the east side of the highway at a small road pullout. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19218 Ranch to Market Rd 2323, Llano TX 78643, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured

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as the crow flies. Robert E. Rowntree House (approx. half a mile away); Enchanted Rock (approx. 5.7 miles away); Herman and Willie Lehmann (approx. 7.6 miles away); Cherry Spring Schoolhouse (approx. 8 miles away); Old Cherry Spring School (approx. 8.1 miles away); Homesite of John O. Meusebach, 1812-1897 (approx. 8.2 miles away); Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church (approx. 8.3 miles away); Diedrich Rode Complex (approx. 8.4 miles away).

Also see . . . Prairie Mountain, TX. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)

Prairie Mountain is on Farm Road 2323 twenty miles southwest of Llano in southwestern Llano County. At the beginning of the twentieth century it was variously known as Starks, Putnam, and Hickory. When a rural school was built on Roundtree Ranch in 1906, the community took its name from the nearby Prairie Mountain. The first teacher was Martha Ward. The division of the Roundtree Ranch into smaller holdings in 1913 and 1914 increased the local population. The community of about twenty families continued to support social functions at least into the 1970s. The stone ranch house and barn have become county landmarks. Prairie Mountain was still listed as a community in 1990.

(Submitted on December 6, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The Site of Prairie Mountain School and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, December 4, 2023

2. The Site of Prairie Mountain School and Marker

The Prairie Mountain School is on the right side of the building image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, December 4, 2023

3. The Prairie Mountain School is on the right side of the building

Credits. This page was last revised on December 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 68 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 6, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.