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

Lower South Grape Creek School

Photographed by Steve Gustafson, June 14, 2008

1. Lower South Grape Creek School Marker

Inscription. Area settlers built a log schoolhouse 1.5 miles south of here in 1871 along South Grape Creek. It was part of Luckenbach School Precinct No. 3 until 1889, when it was renamed Lower South Grape Creek and began to serve as District No. 21. The log schoolhouse was replaced with this structure in 1901. It is typical of early 1900s rural school buildings found in Texas' Hill Country. The stuccoed limestone building features an open plan and bell tower with a pyramidal roof. The school closed in 1960 and merged with the Fredericksburg School District. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

Erected 1994. (Marker Number 10073.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Notable Buildings • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.

Location. 30° 13.402′ N, 98° 43.684′ W. Marker is near Stonewall, Texas, in Gillespie County. It is on U.S. 290, on the right when traveling east. 10 miles west of Stonewall on U.S. Hwy 290. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stonewall TX 78671, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Hill Country.

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: General E. Kirby Smith, C.S.A. (approx. 0.4 miles away); Luckenbach School (approx. 3.1 miles away); Engel Family

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(approx. 3.4 miles away); Luckenbach (approx. 3½ miles away); President's Ranch Trail (approx. 4 miles away); Lyndon Baines Johnson (approx. 4 miles away); Major Israel M. Nunez (approx. 4 miles away); Stonewall Community Cemetery (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stonewall.

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Photographed by Renee, September 28, 2015

2. Lower South Grape Creek School

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2010, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,884 times since then and 62 times this year. Last updated on September 3, 2015, by Renee' Lasswell of Austin, Texas. Photos: 1. submitted on March 21, 2010, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. 2. submitted on September 3, 2015, by Renee' Lasswell of Austin, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.