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By Bill Kirchner, October 25, 2012
Dan Cobb Marker
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201Texas (Gaines County), Seminole — 1161 — Dan Cobb(Dec. 2, 1868 – May 16, 1937)
A native of Tennessee, Dan Cobb designed and constructed the first Gaines County Courthouse in 1906. He also built the second courthouse in 1922, as well as a First Baptist Church sanctuary, a schoolhouse and other significant early structures of . . . — Map (db m61423) HM
202Texas (Galveston County), Friendswood — 7455 — Friendswood
This community was founded in 1895 by a group of Friends (Quakers) led by F. J. Brown and T. H. Lewis. They acquired the land from J. C. League and named the settlement Friendswood. From the very beginning, church and school were central to the . . . — Map (db m50156) HM
203Texas (Galveston County), Friendswood — Quaker AcademyThe Very Heart of Friendswood — 1902-1949 —
As Quakers moved westward across America and the end of the 19th century, it was customary to construct an Academy to provide a site for worship and the education of their youth. Constructed by local men, using lumber they milled from trees downed . . . — Map (db m97608) HM
204Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7539 — "Old Red"(Ashbel Smith Building)
First, and originally the only, building of University of Texas Medical Branch. Master architect Nicholas J. Clayton designed the massive Romanesque structure. It was dedicated October 5, 1891. Although rooms were almost devoid of equipment, . . . — Map (db m90111) HM
205Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7471 — Galveston Medical College(originally located one mile west)
First medical college in Texas and predecessor of the University of Texas Medical Branch, the school opened in 1865 as a branch of Soule University at Chappell Hill. Although equipment during the first session consisted of one skeleton, one . . . — Map (db m87301) HM
206Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 9922 — Jackie Andrews Private School
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1962 — Map (db m142556) HM
207Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 18647 — Mathilda Wehmeyer German-American Kindergarten School
Born in Bremen, Germany, Mathilda Wehmeyer (1839-1903) arrived in Galveston in 1870. She advertised teaching services for young children, particularly those from Galveston's large German-American community. Her teaching philosophy focused around . . . — Map (db m153310) HM
208Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 15133 — Peter Leroy Colombo(December 23, 1905 - July 12, 1974)
Born in Galveston, Peter Leroy Colombo overcame disabilities to become a highly accomplished lifeguard. Born in 1905, Colombo lost his hearing, speech and use of his legs at the age of seven, due to meningitis. His brothers took him to the Texas . . . — Map (db m90256) HM
209Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7547 — Public Education for Blacks in Galveston
Attempts to open public, tax-supported schools in Galveston after the Civil War (1861-65) were delayed by yellow fever and lack of funds, but in 1881 the school board devised a sound system of free public education. This included classes for black . . . — Map (db m157725) HM
210Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7476 — Site of Galveston Seminary
Built by Reverend John McCullough in 1849. Patterned after private Presbyterian schools in historic Chester County, Pennsylvania. The institution was a landmark in pioneer Texas education. Eminently suited for the purpose, the school compound . . . — Map (db m143657) HM
211Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — Site of Ursuline Convent and Academy
Seven nuns of the Ursuline order from New Orleans arrived in Galveston on January 19, 1847, sent at the request of Bishop Jean Marie Odin. By February 1847 the nuns established a convent and academy in the two-story former home of Judge James W. . . . — Map (db m50011) HM
212Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7167 — The Rosenberg Library
The oldest free public library in continuous operation in Texas. Established and endowed in 1900 by the will of Henry Rosenberg (1824-1893), a native of Switzerland who came to Galveston in 1843 and achieved prominence as a banker and merchant. In . . . — Map (db m51254) HM
213Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7506 — William J. Killeen House
A bookkeeper for the Texas Cooperative Association, William J. Killeen built this residence about 1886. His family continued to live here following his death the same year. In 1899 the house was purchased by Dr. John Thomas Moore (1863-1951). A . . . — Map (db m59414) HM
214Texas (Galveston County), League City — 7514 — League Park
Galveston land developer John Charles League (1849-1916) platted the townsite of League City soon after he purchased property here in 1890. Faced with the competition of an adjacent development known as the city of Clear Creek, League personally . . . — Map (db m50850) HM
215Texas (Galveston County), Santa Fe — 17644 — Santa Fe Consolidated High School
In 1927, Arcadia, Alta Loma and Algoa schools combined to form the Santa Fe Consolidated school district, named for the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railroad which linked the towns. Architect Harry D. Payne designed a new high school for the . . . — Map (db m144575) HM
216Texas (Galveston County), Texas City — 204 — Booker T. Washington School
Public education for African American students in Texas City began in 1915. The Texas City Independent School District hired Mrs. J. R. McKellar to teach the students; classes were held in churches and lodge halls until 1937, when the district . . . — Map (db m52654) HM
217Texas (Garza County), Post — 3515 — Mrs. Merriweather Post(1887-   )
Daughter of C. W. Post. Lived in Texas 1888-1891. Had part with father in locating colony here 1906; rescued local economy by aid after 1917 drought. Co-donor, site for Post Recreation Center. Donor, South Plains Council Boy Scouts Camp; books and . . . — Map (db m88802) HM
218Texas (Garza County), Post — 3781 — Old Post High School
Built 1928, incorporating in lower walls native Garza County stones from the town's first (1909) school, erected soon after the founding of city of Post. This historic preservation occurred under leadership of Supt. John E. Watson, outstanding . . . — Map (db m110751) HM
219Texas (Garza County), Post — 4805 — Site of Graham School
Second school in the county. Established in 1904 as Graham Chapel School; named for local settler Newt Graham. A school was built on land given by Joe McMahon. Early trustees: McMahon, J. F. Maxey, and J. I. Wilbourn. Second building was . . . — Map (db m110576) HM
220Texas (Gillespie County), Fredericksburg — 10017 — Cherry Spring Schoolhouse
School classes for the children of German immigrants in the Cherry Spring community were held in homes until 1885, when this limestone schoolhouse was completed on land donated by H. Bratherich. On dedication day, students formed a parade to the new . . . — Map (db m91632) HM
221Texas (Gillespie County), Fredericksburg — 10022 — Crabapple School
German immigrants who came to Fredericksburg in the late 1840s and who later settled in this area erected a native limestone school which opened in 1878 with about 40 students. The land was donated by farmer Mathias Schmidt who according to local . . . — Map (db m91631) HM
222Texas (Gillespie County), Fredericksburg — Gillespie County Country Schools 1846 to 1970'sGillespie County Country Schools Trail
From 1846 to the 1970’s, forty-four school districts served the educational needs of the children of Gillespie County. This marker honors the history of public education in Gillespie County and the Vereins Kirche, the first public school established . . . — Map (db m94226) HM
223Texas (Gillespie County), Fredericksburg — 10016 — Old Cherry Spring SchoolDas Alte Schulhaus
The Cherry Spring community was founded by German immigrants about 1850. Classes for schoolchildren were held in private homes. In 1859 German nobleman Wilhelm Marschall von Bieberstein deeded ten acres of land to L. Schneider, H. Bradhering, W. . . . — Map (db m91645) HM
224Texas (Gillespie County), Fredericksburg — 10048 — The Grapetown School
In 1882, Frederick Baag donated this tract of land for the third Grapetown schoolhouse. Completed in 1884, the structure was built with labor and materials donated by the community. All seven grades were taught by one teacher. In 1905, the facility . . . — Map (db m71924) HM
225Texas (Gillespie County), Harper — 16502 — Harper Independent School District
In 1884, Frank Harper, J.A. Rogers, E.C. Hopf, and W.P. Bowers met to organize a school for the growing Harper community. Mary and J. A. Rogers, Jr. sold two and a half acres to school trustees, and in 1885 a one-room frame school was built with . . . — Map (db m117791) HM
226Texas (Gillespie County), Luckenbach — 10074 — Luckenbach
Members of the Luckenbach family and other German immigrants moved here from Fredericksburg in the 1850s. They settled along Grape Creek and soon established a school for their children. The Grape Creek Post Office was in operation briefly after . . . — Map (db m4654) HM
227Texas (Gillespie County), Stonewall — "Mr. Jelly Bean"Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Beyond the Pedernales is Stonewall’s Project Head Start building—a symbol of one of President Johnson’s enduring legacies to the American people. President Johnson initiated the Head Start program in 1965; it was one of many programs that . . . — Map (db m91184) HM
228Texas (Gillespie County), Stonewall — Education for AllLyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Sitting at a table on this site on April 11, 1965, President Johnson signed the landmark Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. “As a former teacher,” the president said, “I have great expectations of what this law . . . — Map (db m91135) HM
229Texas (Gillespie County), Stonewall — 10073 — Lower South Grape Creek School
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 . . . — Map (db m88113) HM
230Texas (Gillespie County), Stonewall — 10063 — Lyndon Baines JohnsonThe 36th President of the United States of America
As a 12-year-old student attended classes of the 8th grade here at the old Stonewall school from October 1920 to June 1921. — Map (db m90992) HM
231Texas (Gillespie County), Stonewall — 10091 — Major Israel M. Nunez(1841 - 1906)
     Civil War veteran and stage line operator who in 1870 founded Stonewall, naming it for Confederate General “Stonewall” Jackson.      Major Nunez, who lived 2 miles south of town and had a family of 9 children, donated land . . . — Map (db m90990) HM
232Texas (Gillespie County), Stonewall — President's Ranch Trail
Originally the Camp Swift Post Office, this building was purchased from the United States government, rebuilt by the citizens of Stonewall and dedicated as a gymnasium on May 1, 1949. While continuing to serve the community, an international . . . — Map (db m90993) HM
233Texas (Gillespie County), Stonewall — The Junction SchoolLyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Lyndon Baines Johnson first came to this school as a four-year-old in knee breeches and a collar. Here, surrounded by 30 students spanning seven grades, he received his first formal education. The future president attended the Junction School for . . . — Map (db m91132) HM
234Texas (Goliad County), Goliad — 178 — Aranama College
Named for 18th century Indian converts of Mission Espiritu Santo de Zuńiga. A men's college. Founded 1852 by Western Presbytery of Texas. Used buildings of old mission plus funds given by Goliad. Taught Latin, Greek, geography, surveying, . . . — Map (db m132011) HM
235Texas (Goliad County), Goliad — 20155 — John Mason Brewer(March 24, 1896 - January 24, 1975)
Distinguished African American scholar and writer, John Mason Brewer, preserved African American culture with his literary and historical work in the 20th century. Born on March 24, 1896, in Goliad, Brewer's parents, J.H. and Minnie T. Brewer, . . . — Map (db m132545) HM
236Texas (Gonzales County), Cost — 13546 — Site of Cost School
In the 1890s, children of families living in the Cost community, originally known as Oso, attended area schools that were part of the White School District No. 38 and County School District No. 38-1/2 to the east. By 1903, the county built the Cost . . . — Map (db m128148) HM
237Texas (Gonzales County), Gonzales — 2220 — Gonzales Memorial Museum and Amphitheatre
The commission created by the Texas Legislature in 1935 to oversee Texas' centennial joined with the Public Works Administration to build a memorial to Texas Revolution events in Gonzales. The memorial includes a museum, amphitheatre and . . . — Map (db m128176) HM
238Texas (Gregg County), Danville — 9963 — Gum Spring Presbyterian Church(New Danville)
Named for nearby spring with gum log curb; organized Oct. 7, 1850, by the Rev. J. M. Becton. The 1850 roll: Mr. and Mrs. Meshack Barber, S. S. Barnett, Mrs. T. C. Barnett, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Sloan, Nancy Sloan, Mr. and Mrs. . . . — Map (db m138892) HM
239Texas (Gregg County), Kilgore — 18773 — Kilgore Colored and C. B. Dansby Schools
Formal education of Kilgore’s African American youth is recorded as early as 1873 through Kilgore Baptist church. On August 27, 1906, Kilgore residents voted to incorporate the Kilgore Independent School District (KISD), which included segregated . . . — Map (db m139140) HM
240Texas (Gregg County), Kilgore — 9970 — Kilgore High School
Public education in Kilgore traces its history to classes held in private homes and the establishment of private institutions, most notably the Alexander Institute. Operated by Isaac Alexander, the school moved to Kilgore in 1873. It continued to . . . — Map (db m138964) HM
241Texas (Gregg County), Kilgore — 9930 — Site of Alexander Institute
Before the establishment of public schools, education was provided by small private academies such as the Alexander Institute. a successor to the New Danville Masonic Female Academy, founded in nearby Danville in 1854. The institute was named for . . . — Map (db m138971) HM
242Texas (Gregg County), Liberty City — 9975 — Liberty City
Historic rural community in oil-rich Gregg County. Settled before Civil War. Has also been known as Sabine, Mount Moriah, McCary's Chapel, Goforth and Hog Eye (for an early settler with an "eye" for hogs). Present name adopted in early days of . . . — Map (db m139144) HM
243Texas (Gregg County), Longview — A City That Grows1940s
Longview News-Journal Publisher Carl Estes successfully led a civic effort to bring R.G. LeTourneau's excavator manufacturing company here. An ardent lay evangelist, LeTourneau also established a technical institute on the site of the former Harmon . . . — Map (db m89267) HM
244Texas (Gregg County), Longview — Completing a Century of Development1970
The decade of the 1970s saw complete integration of the Longview Independent School District. For the first time, African-Americans were elected to the Gregg County Commissioners Court, City Council and School Board. In May 1970, Longview celebrated . . . — Map (db m89277) HM
245Texas (Gregg County), Longview — 14907 — Site of James S. Hogg Newspaper
Texas' first native governor (1891-1895), James Stephen Hogg, founded here in 1871 his first newspaper, the Longview "News". He was then 20 years old. In his paper Hogg was a strong supporter of educational and governmental improvements for . . . — Map (db m138920) HM
246Texas (Gregg County), Longview — Technology Brings Modern Conveniences1900s
Longview was led into the 20th Century by Mayor Gabriel Augustus Bodenheim (1873-1957), known affectionately as "Bodie." Serving as mayor 1904-1916 and 1918-1920, Bodenheim oversaw Longview's first municipal water works, sanitary sewer system . . . — Map (db m89241) HM
247Texas (Gregg County), Longview — The Fabulous Fifties1950s
The end of World War II ushered in a long period of national prosperity, and Longview thrived thanks to the East Texas Oil Field and associated natural gas. Construction in Longview during the 1950s rivaled or exceeded that of the 1930s. Major . . . — Map (db m89275) HM
248Texas (Gregg County), White Oak — 11921 — White Oak Independent School District
The small community of White Oak grew up around a one-room school built in the 1880s. After the first school building burned in 1885, local families worked to erect a new one-room school, which also was used for religious services. By 1912 it was . . . — Map (db m139094) HM
249Texas (Grimes County), Navasota — 18780 — George Washington Carver High School
Around 1865, Reverend J.J. Reinhart established the Navasota Colored School for African American students. After several buildings were destroyed by fire, a brick building was built in 1942. A few years later, the school became officially known as . . . — Map (db m159522) HM
250Texas (Guadalupe County), Seguin — 421 — Black Education in Seguin
Sponsored by the Second Baptist Church, the first public school for blacks in Seguin opened in 1871. Through the efforts of the Rev. Leonard Ilsley (1818-1903), and the Rev. William Baton Ball (1840-1923), a frame school was built on this site, and . . . — Map (db m153973) HM
251Texas (Guadalupe County), Seguin — 16683 — Juan Seguin School
Guadalupe County was home to a number of rural schools for the area’s burgeoning population of students of Mexican descent. In addition to those already living here, immigrants came from Mexico in the early 20th century, fleeing for safety during . . . — Map (db m153972) HM
252Texas (Guadalupe County), Seguin — 5264 — Texas Lutheran College
The first German Evangelical Lutheran Synod in Texas authorized the establishment of a college in Brenham in 1890. Directed by the Rev. G. Langner, the Evangelical Lutheran College of Brenham opened in September 1891. Modeled after the European . . . — Map (db m130093) HM
253Texas (Guadalupe County), Seguin — 5490 — Tiemann School
Named for Theodore Tiemann, who sold one acre of land to the county school district for $5.00, Tiemann School provided educational, cultural, and recreational opportunities for citizens in this area. Beginning in 1903 as a one-room, one-teacher . . . — Map (db m128125) HM
254Texas (Hale County), Plainview — 363 — Bellview Community and School
Much of this rural community's early social and religious history is closely associated with its schoolhouses. Area residents built their first schoolhouse in 1903, one year after organizing a rural school district. Named for trustee John Bell, the . . . — Map (db m104524) HM
255Texas (Hale County), Plainview — 1477 — Emma Grigsby Meharg(August 14, 1873 – September 4, 1937)
Born in Lynnville, Tenn.; moved to Texas with parents, Jasper N. and Mary A. (Calvert) Grigsby, 1883. Graduated from college, became a teacher, married Samuel W. Meharg. Came to Plainview (1902), where she and husband were educators. She helped . . . — Map (db m91297) HM
256Texas (Hale County), Plainview — 2112 — Gates Hall
Original administration building of Wayland Baptist College. Site (in town founded in 1887) given by J. H. Wayland, a physician settling here 1891. Built 1909-1910, in term of first President, Dr. I. E. Gates, for whom it is named. . . . — Map (db m91207) HM
257Texas (Hale County), Plainview — 3017 — Lamar School
The first Plainview schoolhouse was built in 1887, the year the town was founded. Located northwest of this site, it was a half-dugout sod building similar to many of the pioneer homes of the area. Built by local men under the supervision of Judge . . . — Map (db m91274) HM
258Texas (Hale County), Plainview — 5480 — Seth Ward CollegeThree Miles Northeast to Site of
Original buildings erected in 1906-07. The school opened September 18, 1907, as Central Plains College and Conservatory of Music, with Dr. L.L. Gladney as president. The Nazarene Church maintained the college until 1910, when it was purchased by the . . . — Map (db m91240) HM
259Texas (Hale County), Plainview — Wayland Heritage Plaza
The Wayland Heritage Plaza, featuring the bronze statue of the university's founder and namesake, Dr. James Henry Wayland, was formally dedicated Aug, 20-21, 2008, as part of WBU's centennial celebration with the theme “Dreams to . . . — Map (db m91209) HM
260Texas (Hall County), Turkey — 5569 — Turkey High School
Turkey's school system acquired this land in 1928 for a $100,000 high school. Amarillo architect E.F. Rittenberry designed a brick structure with English Gothic details. Consolidation with several area schools caused an enrollment of 445 students in . . . — Map (db m47793) HM
261Texas (Harris County), Baytown — 10780 — Ashbel Smith M.D.(1805-1886)
Born in Hartford, Connecticut, this prominent physician, statesman, soldier, and educator received his degree from Yale Medical College in 1828. After a period of study in France, Smith returned to the United States to practice medicine in the . . . — Map (db m156619) HM
262Texas (Harris County), Baytown — Dr. Ashbel Smith
Ashbel Smith was born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1805. Recieved his M.D. degree from Yale in 1828, and came to Texas from South Carolina in 1837. He established a plantation called Headquarters on Goose Creek in 1840 and in 1847 purchased property . . . — Map (db m61316) HM
263Texas (Harris County), Baytown — 10806 — Wooster School
Constructed in 1895-96 by Quincy Adams Wooster and Junius Brown, this building originally served as a schoolhouse and community gathering place for the Wooster community. It became a part of the Goose Creek School System in 1919. The structure was . . . — Map (db m50136) HM
264Texas (Harris County), Houston — 15715 — Charlotte Marie Baldwin Allen(July 14, 1805 - August 3, 1895)
Considered by many as the "Mother of Houston," Charlotte Marie Baldwin Allen was a leader in Houston during a time when women had few rights and fewer opportunities. She was born in Onondaga County, New York, and was the daughter of Elizabeth . . . — Map (db m122984) HM
265Texas (Harris County), Houston — 10640 — Daniel Denton Cooley(April 15, 1850 - November 22, 1933)
A native of Binghamton, New York, D.D. Cooley moved to Omaha, Nebraska as a young man. In 1887 he joined the American Loan and Trust Company. The Company bought a tract of land northwest of Houston in 1891 and sent Cooley and other representatives . . . — Map (db m157783) HM
266Texas (Harris County), Houston — 16745 — Houston Heights Woman's Club
The Houston Heights Woman's Club has remained a pillar in the community since its founding in 1900 and even constructed its own club building in 1912, still in use. The Club gave women the opportunity to make an impact in their community and . . . — Map (db m157815) HM
267Texas (Harris County), Houston — 13093 — Houston Public Library
Within 10 years of its founding in 1836, Houston was a bustling city. Throughout the 1840s, the city's professionals came together in debating societies to discuss a variety of topics. They created the Houston Circulating Library to provide . . . — Map (db m62370) HM
268Texas (Harris County), Houston — 17005 — Rice University
William Marsh Rice (1816-1900) came to Texas in 1838 and through extensive entrepreneurship became one of the state's wealthiest men. Rice envisioned a polytechnic school as his philanthropic legacy. The State of Texas chartered the William M. . . . — Map (db m140718) HM
269Texas (Harris County), Houston — 10762 — Saint Paul A.M.E. Church
Organized in 1869, Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church has been a part of First Ward history for over a century. The first Pastor of the church was the Rev. David Wren. Services were held in a brush arbor until a sanctuary was built in . . . — Map (db m159239) HM
270Texas (Harris County), Houston — 10773 — San Jacinto High School
South End Junior High School opened its doors in 1914 with 750 students in an impressive classical revival style structure built here in 1913. South End Junior High became a senior high school in 1923, and in 1926 its name was changed to San Jacinto . . . — Map (db m119852) HM
271Texas (Harris County), Houston — 10690 — Site of Old Houston Academy
Founded 1856. Lost most of its male students to Confederate army in Civil War. In 1864-1865 building was used as an army hospital. Was site in 1867 for the lying-in-state of body of General Albert Sidney Johnston, who had lived near Houston. (A . . . — Map (db m125722) HM
272Texas (Harris County), Humble — 20025 — Humble Independent School District
The roots of education in the Humble area started in 1873 when Joseph W. Dunman (1824-1903), son of early Humble settler Joseph Dunman, opened Joe Dunman's schoolhouse for local children. In 1884, Common School District No. 28 was established but . . . — Map (db m133798) HM
273Texas (Harris County), Klein — 12869 — Kohrville Community
In the 1870s, former slaves from Alabama and Mississippi settled on Cypress Creek, near a store owned by German immigrants Paulin and Agnes Kohrmann. The Kohrville Community, centered on farming, ranching and lumber industries, offered schools for . . . — Map (db m136067) HM
274Texas (Harris County), Klein — 10714 — The Klein Community
A farming community developed in this area after a group of German immigrants settled on the banks of Cypress Creek in 1845. The settlement was later named for Adam Klein, who left Germany in 1849 and joined the California Gold Rush before moving . . . — Map (db m136070) HM
275Texas (Harris County), La Porte — La Porte's Original Library
The La Porte, Texas branch of the Harris County Public Library began in June 1921 with 110 books placed in the La Porte High School. In 1923, due to increased adult patronage, the library was moved to quieter and larger quarters in the La Porte . . . — Map (db m134158) HM
276Texas (Harris County), La Porte — 10760 — Saint Mary's Seminary
When the Rev. Nicholas Gallagher became third bishop of Galveston in 1882, most Roman Catholic priests in the Diocese were natives of other states or countries. Realizing the need for a diocesan seminary to train young Texans for the priesthood, . . . — Map (db m51421) HM
277Texas (Harris County), Rose Hill — 13235 — Salem Lutheran School
Founded by area German settlers, Salem Lutheran Church is one of the oldest Lutheran congregations in Texas. An associated school, first led by church pastors, was in operation by the 1850s. With coursework taught in both English and German until . . . — Map (db m140292) HM
278Texas (Harris County), Waller — 8119 — Site of South Texas Baptist College
An ambitious institution chartered by Baptists who formed South Texas Educational Conference about 1895 and in 1898 secured campus site from a local landowner, C.C. Waller. Trustees serving when college opened in fall of 1898 were J.C. McGaughy, . . . — Map (db m151262) HM
279Texas (Harrison County), Marshall — 10188 — Marshall
Two years after Harrison County was created by The Republic of Texas Congress in 1839, landowner Peter Whetstone offered property for a courthouse, a church, and a school in an effort to persuade county officials to locate the seat of government in . . . — Map (db m110879) HM
280Texas (Harrison County), Marshall — 10193 — Site of Marshall Masonic Female Institute
School originated as Female Department of Marshall University, chartered Jan. 18, 1842, by Republic of Texas. Marshall Masonic Lodge No. 22 chartered the Female Institute as a separate school in 1850. Five lodge members (including city's . . . — Map (db m110929) HM
281Texas (Hays County), Buda — 14464 — Buda School
The Buda school system organized from the consolidation of several 19th century rural schools, including Elm Grove (largest school in Hays County in 1876), Goforth, Turnersville, Mountain City, Antioch, Science Hall and Kellyville. In 1881, the year . . . — Map (db m149501) HM
282Texas (Hays County), Kyle — 13939 — WPA Projects at Kyle School
Public education in the Kyle area dates to the Texas Constitution of 1876 and its establishment of a statewide free school system. Under this legislation, school trustees D.A. Barbee, D.J.B. Barbee and Captain Fergus Kyle founded the Summit School . . . — Map (db m119669) HM
283Texas (Hays County), San Marcos — 10253 — Site of Coronal Institute
Established 1868 by educator O.N. Hollingsworth. A private school, it was coeducational and offered military training to boys. So-named because it was a Coronal (crown) atop this hill. In 1870 the Rev. R.H. Belvin bought school, but sold it to the . . . — Map (db m76900) HM
284Texas (Hays County), San Marcos — 16941 — Southside School
During the first half of the 20th century, San Marcos, like most communities across the United States, segregated its school facilities. Mexican-American children were first taught in a school building previously used by the community’s . . . — Map (db m149929) HM
285Texas (Hemphill County), Canadian — 3235 — Mary B. Isaacs(1854-1950)
Born in Massachusetts. Came to Texas, 1888, as Hemphill County's first public school teacher. Often saw Indians darken the schoolroom windows trying to watch her classes recite. Married Will C. Isaacs in 1892. Founder and guiding spirit of . . . — Map (db m55767) HM
286Texas (Henderson County), Athens — 13285 — John Matthews McDonald
North Carolina-born John Matthews McDonald (1827-1883) came to Texas in 1848 and lived first at Larissa, Cherokee Co. and then Mound Prairie, Anderson Co., where his brother Murdoch earlier settled. Two years later, he moved to the young town of . . . — Map (db m31730) HM
287Texas (Henderson County), Athens — 10365 — Joseph Thomas La Rue(Nov. 18, 1864-Feb. 13, 1930)
Alderman on Athens' first city council (1901). La Rue (Town 13 mi. SE) was named for him. Educator, merchant, civic leader, banker, humanitarian, prohibitionist, democrat, historian. Married March 16, 1892, Stella Elvira Parsons. They had . . . — Map (db m31726) HM
288Texas (Hill County), Abbott — 68 — Abbott Schools
The public school system in Abbott began in 1885 when a one-story frame schoolhouse was constructed on the east side of town. It housed 140 pupils and three teachers. A two-story brick structure, built at this site in 1911, served the Abbott school . . . — Map (db m59999) HM
289Texas (Hill County), Abbott — 15690 — L.C. McKamie
Born in Moody (McLennan Co.) on October 24, 1900, L.C. (Luke) McKamie earned degrees from Southwestern University, the University of Texas at Austin and Baylor University. L.C. and his wife, Beulah (Boots), came to Abbott in 1926, he as . . . — Map (db m62899) HM
290Texas (Hill County), Hillsboro — 2487 — Hillsboro Junior College
One of first public junior colleges in Texas. Established 1923, as a part of Hillsboro Public School System. Peak attendance was 410 students during 1939-40. School closed August 31, 1950, after voters defeated maintenance tax proposal twice. . . . — Map (db m62299) HM
291Texas (Hockley County), Ropesville — 4874 — Site of Primrose SchoolAbout One-Half Mile Southwest
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 . . . — Map (db m73524) HM
292Texas (Hood County), Cresson — 13144 — Cresson School
Approximately ten years after settlers began moving to this area, Hood County was formed from part of Johnson County in 1866. Cresson was platted in the late 1880s, and surveyor Madison Jones later deeded land at this site for school purposes. . . . — Map (db m69510) HM
293Texas (Houston County), Crockett — 7056 — Site of Mary Allen Seminary
In 1886 the Board of Missions for Freedmen of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, under the leadership of the group's secretary the Rev. Richard Allen, began planning for the establishment of a black girls' school in Texas. After a . . . — Map (db m128933) HM
294Texas (Houston County), Kennard — 11086 — Community of Coltharp(1.2 mi SE)
By the late 1850s Eli Coltharp lived beside Cochina Bayou. He opened a store and post office on the stage route west of Nacogdoches. The farm area called Coltharp Hill boasted a gin, gristmill, blacksmith and millinery shops. A school building . . . — Map (db m29567) HM
295Texas (Houston County), Kennard — 11241 — Former Rosenwald School(Now "The Little Red Schoolhouse")
A symbol of Black America's pride in education, plus crusade of Julius Rosenwald (1862-1932), a Chicagoan who in 1913 began to fund school buildings for Negroes. By 1920, when this one-teacher structure was built at Ratcliff (4 miles east), . . . — Map (db m29552) HM
296Texas (Houston County), Kennard — 7051 — Kennard
The town of Kennard was founded in 1903 by the Louisiana and Texas Lumber Company and platted on 160 acres. Land agent Alexander McTavish also acted as Kennard's first postmaster. The town served as a terminus for the Eastern Texas Railroad, a line . . . — Map (db m29553) HM
297Texas (Houston County), Weches — 10962 — Glover School
Established in 1881, the Glover School served residents of the rural Glover Community. Under the direction of teacher James Breeze, a one-room schoolhouse was built on A.E. Sloan's land, now the site of the Old Glover Cemetery. A consolidated school . . . — Map (db m121252) HM
298Texas (Howard County), Big Spring — 12579 — Big Spring School District
Education has been an important endeavor in Howard County since its formal organization in 1882, when the first commissioners court ordered the construction of a school building and created Howard County Common School District No. 1 in 1883. On . . . — Map (db m86647) HM
299Texas (Howard County), Big Spring — 3459 — Moore School
In 1906 a group of pioneers arrived on the frontier north of Big Spring to take advantage of rancher Sid Moore's offer to sell land to farmers. Four acres were set aside, and a one-room school was built in 1906. The first school term, with one . . . — Map (db m86629) HM
300Texas (Hudspeth County), Salt Flat — Frijole School House
Built in 1925 and used into the 1930's by up to 8 local children. The Smith's hired a teacher for $30 a month plus room, board and a horse. — Map (db m114379) HM

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