Gainesville in Cooke County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Gainesville State School

Photographed by Morgan Petermann, August 24, 2024

1. Gainesville State School Marker

Inscription. Authorized by the Thirty-Third Texas Legislature in 1913, the Texas State Training School for Girls opened on 160 acres east of Gainesville in 1916. Initially headed by Dr. Carrie Weaver Smith, the facility offered education, agricultural and vocational skills to girls and young women. Agnes Stephens was superintendent from 1925 to 1941. Campus facilities were added and improved over the years, including cottages, an academic building, and gymnasium. In 1966, the school was racially integrated, and in 1974, it became co-educational and renamed Gainesville State School. In 1988, the school became an all-male juvenile correctional facility. After more than a century in operation, the school continues to care for young Texans in need.

Erected 2018 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 20010.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.

Location. 33° 37.392′ N, 97° 5.413′ W. Marker is in Gainesville, Texas, in Cooke County. It is on East Broadway Street (Farm to Market Road 678) east of Glenwood Street, on the left when

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traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1379 FM678, Gainesville TX 76240, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

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,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: F.M. Dougherty (approx. 2.1 miles away); William Owen Davis (approx. 2.1 miles away); Joseph Weldon Bailey (approx. 2.1 miles away); Fairview Cemetery (approx. 2.1 miles away); Butterfield Overland Stage Line (approx. 2.7 miles away); The Great Hanging at Gainesville, 1862 (approx. 2.8 miles away); Gainesville-Fort Sill Road (approx. 2.9 miles away); Santa Fe Passenger Depot (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gainesville.

Photographed by Morgan Petermann, August 24, 2024

2. Gainesville State School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2024, by Morgan Petermann of Hurst, Texas. This page has been viewed 615 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 25, 2024, by Morgan Petermann of Hurst, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.