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

Panter Branch School

Photographed by James Hulse, July 29, 2024

1. Panter Branch School Marker

Inscription. The Panter Branch School (also spelled Painter Branch), Hood County School District No. 7, was in operation by 1898 on a 25-acre plot of land on Hill City Highway south of Tolar. The two-room schoolhouse had two teachers and up to 42 pupils in attendance. Husband and wife, Tony and Grace Morrison, shared teaching duties for several years serving grades one through eight. Panter Branch and other rural schools in the area often closed their doors for two or three weeks in the fall so that students could help their families pick cotton, thrash peanuts or cut feed. The school closed in the 1940s, officially consolidating with Tolar in 1949. The schoolhouse was used as a community center for many years.

Erected 2017 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 18781.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.

Location. 32° 20.687′ N, 97° 53.447′ W. Marker is near Tolar, Texas, in Hood County. It is on Hill City Highway (Farm to Market Road 56) 0.1 miles north of Panthers Branch, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located along the highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4007 Hill City Hwy, Tolar TX 76476, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tolar Tabernacle (approx. 3.4 miles away); The Colony Cemetery (approx.

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5.7 miles away); Glenn Cemetery (approx. 5.9 miles away); Post Oak Community (approx. 6.6 miles away); Comanche Peak (approx. 6.8 miles away); The Denny Cemetery (approx. 7.1 miles away); Old Public Water Well (approx. 7.6 miles away); Fossil Tracks (approx. 7.6 miles away).

The Panter Branch School and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, July 29, 2024

2. The Panter Branch School and Marker

The view of the Panter Branch School Marker along the highway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, July 29, 2024

3. The view of the Panter Branch School Marker along the highway

Credits. This page was last revised on August 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 324 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 14, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.