Westland Texas in Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Chapin School

Photographed by Matthew G French, April 11, 2025

1. Chapin School Marker

Inscription. The Chapin School was begun for Mary's Creek Community in the late 1870s in a log cabin on land deeded by Ivory H. Chapin (2 mi. SE). In 1884 the school was moved one mile west to a 2-room frame house on Mary's Creek on land donated by J. Fielding Dunlap (.5 Mi. S). It was moved again in 1936, to a rock structure on Chapin Road. In 1961, the Fort Worth Independent School District annexed the Chapin Common School District. Chapin School continued to be used for an elementary school, however, until 1968, when it closed.

Erected 1985 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 806.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1884.

Location. 32° 43.361′ N, 97° 30.1′ W. Marker is in Fort Worth, Texas, in Tarrant County. It is in Westland Texas. It is at the intersection of Camp Bowie W. Blvd (State Highway 580) and Chapel Pointe Trail, on the right when traveling east on Camp Bowie W. Blvd. Marker is fairly well hidden amongst lots of trees and shrubs on the side of the road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10123 Camp

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Bowie W Blvd, Fort Worth TX 76116, 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,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fort Worth-Yuma Mail (approx. 0.3 miles away); William Terry Allen Log Cabin (approx. 3.4 miles away); General H.P. Mabry (approx. 3.8 miles away); Major K.M. Van Zandt (approx. 3.8 miles away); 10" Bore Confederate Columbiad Long Range Smoothbore Gun (approx. 3.8 miles away); First Baptist Church of White Settlement (approx. 4 miles away); James M. Benbrook (approx. 4 miles away); Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Plant No. 4 (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Worth.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Confederate Veterans (was approx. 3.8 miles

Photographed by Matthew G French, April 11, 2025

2. Chapin School Marker

away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Matthew G French, April 11, 2025

3. Chapin School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2025, by Matthew G French of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 577 times since then and 127 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 14, 2025, by Matthew G French of Fort Worth, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.