Named for the black oak trees surrounding it, the Black Oak community was settled in the 1850s by recipients of government land grants. By 1854 a post office had been established, and a log building had been constructed for use as a community church . . . — — Map (db m314246) HM
Also known colloquially as “Coke School,” the Lloyd Common School No. 17 educated children of the rural community known as Coke for generations. After the Texas Legislature passed significant funding for the public school system in the 1880s, local . . . — — Map (db m314902) HM
Founded in 1919, this church has played an important role in the African American community of Lake Como in Fort Worth. The congregation erected this building in 1923, and that same year, the Rev. G.W. Burton began his long pastorate through 1966, . . . — — Map (db m264635) HM
