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

Nicholson School

Photographed by Timothy McDaniel, October 15, 2011

1. Nicholson School Marker

Inscription. Once the center of a thriving agricultural community, Nicholson School was named for county judge Arthur Clyde Nicholson, during whose term the school was opened in 1915. As Nicholson School increased in enrollment, reaching a peak of 150 students in 1929, additional teachers and classrooms were added. Consolidation with other rural schools began in 1934 and was completed in 1937, when the last classes at Nicholson School were held. A concrete cellar near this site is all that remains of the original school property.

Erected 1984 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3594.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.

Location. 35° 4.591′ N, 100° 14.253′ W. Marker is near Shamrock, Texas, in Collingsworth County. It is on U.S. 83 0.7 miles north of County Road H, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Shamrock TX 79079, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Texas Panhandle.

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 Dust Bowl,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Lutie School (approx. 3.8 miles away); Site of Dozier Schoolhouse (approx. 6.1 miles away); Dozier Cemetery (approx. 7.2 miles away); The Red River Plunge of Bonnie and Clyde

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(approx. 8.1 miles away); Rocking Chair "Ranche" (approx. 8.1 miles away); Quanah Parker Trail (approx. 8.2 miles away); a different marker also named Quanah Parker Trail (approx. 8.4 miles away); Shamrock Cemetery (approx. 9.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shamrock.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 15, 2016

2. Nicholson School Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 15, 2016

3. Nicholson School Marker

Top of concrete cellar in background.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 15, 2016

4. Nicholson School Marker

View north on highway US-83.

Nicholson School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Timothy McDaniel, October 15, 2011

5. Nicholson School

Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2011, by Timothy McDaniel of Lewisville, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,951 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 16, 2011, by Timothy McDaniel of Lewisville, Texas. 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 8, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 5. submitted on October 16, 2011, by Timothy McDaniel of Lewisville, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.