Near Ropesville in Hockley County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Site of Primrose School

About One-Half Mile Southwest

Photographed By Bill Kirchner, April 28, 2014

1. Site of Primrose School Marker

Inscription. First public school in Hockley County; named for a wild prairie flower. In 1902 homesteaders had begun farming here. By 1909 their children needed education, so the parents hauled lumber by wagon from Big Spring (about 100 mi. S), donated labor, and built a one-room schoolhouse. Classes began Dec. 13, 1909, with pupils from the Ardis, Baker, Blankenship, Brown, Carter, Cowan, Dixon, Perritt, Rose, and Witherspoon families. The schoolhouse served as polling place, church, and public meeting hall until 1917, when Ropesville was established about a mile away, with better facilities.

Erected 1974 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4874.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is December 13, 1917.

Location. 33° 24.042′ N, 102° 10.053′ W. Marker is near Ropesville, Texas, in Hockley County. Marker is on U.S. 62/82, 1.4 miles north of County Route 200, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ropesville TX 79358, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Ropesville Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Ropesville Resettlement Project (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Ropesville Resettlement Project

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(approx. 1.1 miles away); Meadow Cemetery (approx. 4½ miles away); Meadow United Methodist Church (approx. 4.9 miles away); An Early Native American Resident (approx. 4.9 miles away); Meadow Depot (approx. 4.9 miles away); Brooks Blacksmith Shop (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ropesville.

Photographed By Bill Kirchner, April 28, 2014

2. Site of Primrose School Marker

Photographed By Bill Kirchner, June 10, 2017

3. Site of Primrose School Marker

Dedication plaque at site of Primrose School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Kirchner, April 28, 2014

4. Dedication plaque at site of Primrose School Marker

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