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By Brian Anderson, July 28, 2018
Glover School Marker
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301Texas (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
302Texas (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
303Texas (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
304Texas (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
305Texas (Hunt County), Commerce — 8 — Historical Stop - Downtown Commerce — Texas A&M University - Commerce — Historic Walking Tour —
Originally located in Cooper, East Texas Normal College moved to Commerce in 1894 following a devastating fire that destroyed the first and only campus building. The fire was one of many occurrences that prompted President Mayo to relocate the . . . — Map (db m120187) HM
306Texas (Hunt County), Commerce — 7783 — Site of Early Commerce Schools
By 1883, the scholastic population of Commerce had outgrown the public school which opened ten years earlier. Land at this site, purchased by the Commerce Educational Assoc., was chosen for a new schoolhouse. The first building here, a two-story . . . — Map (db m119812) HM
307Texas (Hutchinson County), Borger — 17603 — Booker T. Washington School
Two years after Borger's founding, a 1928 scholastic census counted five African American students in two families. Bethel Baptist Church, on the city's west side, hosted the first school for black children, with Mrs. Tallie Anderson Smith, who . . . — Map (db m93316) HM
308Texas (Hutchinson County), Borger — 16744 — East Ward Elementary School
In 1926, even though the city of Borger had not yet been formally organized, some of the citizens petitioned the Hutchinson County Commissioners Court to incorporate an independent school system. Borger I.S.D. was officially organized on Jul. 28, . . . — Map (db m93317) HM
309Texas (Hutchinson County), Skellytown — 12442 — Spring Creek School
Established in 1900, a year before Hutchinson County was formally organized, the Spring Creek School is an early and significant part of the county's educational heritage. In that year, W. B. Haile and other area ranchers collected funds to buy . . . — Map (db m93759) HM
310Texas (Hutchinson County), Stinnett — 2515 — Holt School
A county-wide public school district was established soon after Hutchinson County was created in 1901. As more people began to settle in the area, regional school districts were formed. Common School District No. 8 was established in the . . . — Map (db m155145) HM
311Texas (Jasper County), Jasper — 13067 — Site of J.H. Rowe School
Formal public education for African American students in the Jasper area dates to 1875 and the formation of a school at nearby Cold Springs. It moved to a new campus in Jasper in 1924, the same year James Hoff Rowe came as administrator. Born in . . . — Map (db m136877) HM
312Texas (Jasper County), Jasper — J. H. Rowe School History
In 1875, ten years after the Civil War, the Jasper County Training School for Negroes was established two miles east of Jasper at Cold Springs on a two-acre tract of land with professor J.W. Moore, a very courageous caucasian, as its first . . . — Map (db m136968) HM
313Texas (Jasper County), Jasper — 10455 — Jasper Public Schools
Jasper Collegiate Institute, first local center for higher leaning, opened 1851; partially tax-supported, coeducational. First president was noted East Texas educator Marcus Montrose, graduate, Edinburgh University. After losses caused by Civil . . . — Map (db m136879) HM
314Texas (Jeff Davis County), Fort Davis — 10477 — First Rural School — West of Pecos River — (240 feet south) —
Built 1881 of adobe brick, by settlers P. H. Pruett, Cal Nations, James Dawson, Joe Dorsey. At the same time Pruett built home a half-mile west. A Texas Rangers' camp in area gave protection from Indians. Mrs. Pruett once made a midnight ride to . . . — Map (db m61143) HM
315Texas (Jefferson County), Beaumont — 10578 — Tyrrell Public Library
Built in 1903 as the First Baptist Church, this limestone structure replaced a red brick church on the same site. Architect of the Romanesque Revival style edifice was A. N. Dawson and contractor was G. D. Patterson. In 1923, when the Baptist . . . — Map (db m118628) HM
316Texas (Jefferson County), Port Arthur — 10530 — Gates Memorial Library
John W. Gates (1855-1911), a noted financier and philanthropist, set aside land at this site for a public library. In 1917, through the efforts of his widow Dellora (1855-1918), this classical revival library was completed. It was designed by the . . . — Map (db m150536) HM
317Texas (Jefferson County), Port Arthur — 10529 — Gates Memorial Library
John Warne "Bet a Million" Gates (1855-1911), a native of Illinois, was instrumental in the early growth of Port Arthur. A prominent businessman and financier noted for his promotion of barbed wire, he became a leader in the development of the city . . . — Map (db m150901) HM
318Texas (Jefferson County), Port Arthur — 14688 — Port Arthur College
John W. Gates founded Port Arthur College in 1909 as a nonprofit, non-sectarian, vocational school focusing on stenography, accounting and communications. Gates, one of the founders of the Texas Company (Texaco), envisioned a school to . . . — Map (db m150731) HM
319Texas (Jefferson County), Port Arthur — 16295 — The Hughen School
Since 1937, the Hughen School and other related facilities have provided assistance to individuals with disabilities. The school grew out of a vision by the Rotary Club of Port Arthur to start a movement in the interest of children with . . . — Map (db m151940) HM
320Texas (Jones County), Avoca — Swan's Chapel — Established 1905
In 1905 J.L. Swan donated this land for a school and a cemetery. In 1913 the school was moved down the road by the work of Herman and Emma Breland Lieb with Tom and Laura Rowland and many others. The Church of Christ bought the property. A . . . — Map (db m79135) HM
321Texas (Jones County), Hawley — 12814 — Site of Truby School
Early educational efforts in this area date to the 1870s, prior to the organization of Jones County in 1881. The rural community of Truby encompassed School District No. 14 until consolidating with Bitter Creek schools in 1916 to become District No. . . . — Map (db m78455) HM
322Texas (Karnes County), Panna Maria — 4459 — St. Joseph's School
Built 1868. Oldest Polish private school in America. Since 1855, classes had been held in various sites. This was the first school building in the colony at Panna Maria. Teachers lived upstairs and classes were held on the ground floor. . . . — Map (db m131920) HM
323Texas (Kaufman County), Forney — 8518 — Forney High School Building
Forney's first schoolhouse was built here about 1868, and its first general store was built nearby by pioneer settler John C. McKellar in 1871. This building was erected by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1938-39. Designed by WPA . . . — Map (db m95791) HM
324Texas (Kaufman County), Forney — 8519 — Forney Independent School District
Public education began in Forney (then named Brooklyn) about 1868 when a 16' x 16' room was built, serving as both a schoolhouse and Union church. Forney School District No. 9, formed in 1876, was part of a county-wide school system. In 1889 the . . . — Map (db m95793) HM
325Texas (Kaufman County), Mabank — 8561 — White Hall School
Built in 1888 on land donated by the Albert T. Rice family, the first White Hall School was a one-room building. First called Caney Creek School, its name was changed to White Hall in 1910. A new four-room building was erected in 1928, and by the . . . — Map (db m96450) HM
326Texas (Kaufman County), Terrell — 9426 — Carnegie Public Library
Opened 1904 through the efforts of local women's clubs. Building a gift of public benefactor Andrew Carnegie. Only library in Kaufman County; has been information center for students of five local colleges and a site of early civic functions. . . . — Map (db m97324) HM
327Texas (Kaufman County), Terrell — 8543 — Public Education in Terrell
On July 3, 1883, the citizens of Terrell voted overwhelmingly to establish and support a system of public schools. The first classes were held in September of that year in buildings that had previously been occupied by various private schools. In . . . — Map (db m98020) HM
328Texas (Kaufman County), Terrell — 8554 — Robert A. Terrell Home
This house replaced the 1845 log cabin of Robert A. Terrell (1820-1881), a pioneer settler for whom the town was named. Built for him in 1864, it is one of the few remaining octagon-shaped houses in Texas. Since 1897 it has been associated with a . . . — Map (db m97642) HM
329Texas (Kaufman County), Terrell — 14636 — S. M. N. Marrs
On January 2, 1862, Starlin Marion Newberry Marrs was born in Gauley Bridge, Fayette County, Virginia (now West Virginia). At 16, he began teaching in rural schools, working in coal mines to make ends meet. He moved to Texas in 1881, teaching in . . . — Map (db m97361) HM
330Texas (Kaufman County), Terrell — 8555 — Terrell Elementary School
This location has been home to a school building for the students of the Terrell area since 1901. The site was selected to serve the children living north of the Texas and Pacific Railway tracks nearby. A two-story building named the North Primary . . . — Map (db m97362) HM
331Texas (Kaufman County), Terrell — 9423 — William Henry Burnett — (1872 - 1944)
In the 1880s Presbyterian missionary Alexander R. Wilson began conducting school in the rural South Prong community of Ellis County. One of his pupils was a promising black farm boy named William Henry Burnett. Through Wilson's personal guidance, . . . — Map (db m97646) HM
332Texas (Kendall County), Boerne — 1337 — Early Boerne Schoolhouses
The origins of public schools in Boerne date to 1873, when the Boerne Gesangenverein donated land on which to erect a schoolhouse. A two-room stone building was completed in 1874 and served children in all grades. A small frame building was added to . . . — Map (db m128111) HM
333Texas (Kendall County), Comfort — 17739 — Comfort School
Comfort was founded by a group of German immigrants in 1854. By 1856, there were enough children in the area to warrant a public school and a one-room log cabin was built on Michael Lindner’s lot no. 258 with some classes held in homes. The . . . — Map (db m111290) HM
334Texas (Kerr County), Center Point — 9791 — Center Point School
Prior to the settlement of the community of Zanzenberg and Center Point, school was taught in shacks and homes. From 1873-1875, B.F. Johnson taught classes in the first school held in various buildings in the area. From 1876-1884, the Center Point . . . — Map (db m157413) HM
335Texas (Kerr County), Kerrville — 18323 — Doyle Colored School
The Doyle School began as an African American school in 1909. The African American community raised $53 to move the frame building of the former school for white students after a new one was built. The land where the building was moved was donated . . . — Map (db m135123) HM
336Texas (Kerr County), Kerrville — 5576 — Turtle Creek School and Cemetery
This schoolhouse and nearby burial ground originally served the pioneer settlers of the Turtle Creek area. The oldest marked grave is that of Miles L. Denton (1857 - 75). Also buried in the cemetery is Susan Elizabeth Bird (1866 - 87), the wife of . . . — Map (db m159765) HM
337Texas (Kerr County), Mountain Home — 13503 — Divide School
The first school classes held in this vicinity began in 1882, in the home of a hired teacher. The only two area families with children paid the instructor's salary. In 1893, William and Lou Wharton provided land for a one-room schoolhouse to meet . . . — Map (db m122867) HM
338Texas (Kerr County), Mountain Home — 5150 — Sunset Cemetery
The earliest marked graves in this cemetery are those of James and Susan Dowdy's four children. They were killed by Indians in 1878, soon after the family migrated from Goliad. However, local tradition says the first interment is that of M.B. . . . — Map (db m159871) HM
339Texas (Kinney County), Brackettville — 16259 — Carver School Grounds
When Fort Clark’s Seminole-Negro Indian Scout Detachment was disbanded by the U.S. Army on September 30, 1914, the Seminoles were required to relocate to Brackettville. They held school in their church until new grounds were purchased by the . . . — Map (db m63227) HM
340Texas (Lamar County), Paris — 8204 — Lamar County
Created December 17, 1840 from Red River County Organized in 1841 Named in honor of Mirabeau B. Lamar, 1798 – 1859 Father of Texas education President of the Republic of Texas 1838 – 1841 Lafayette, 1841 Mount . . . — Map (db m96841) HM
341Texas (Lamar County), Paris — 8219 — Paris Public Schools
Although attempts to provide a public school system in Paris were made as early as 1877, it was not until 1884 that the system as it is known today was organized. Under the strong leadership of Mayor John C. Gibbons, W.B. Aikin, E.L. Dohoney, and . . . — Map (db m110812) HM
342Texas (Lamb County), Earth — 5021 — Springlake-Earth School — (in 202-Square-Mile District)
Opened 1908 as one-room school, Springlake became an independent district in 1924 when Halsell ranch land was sold to settlers and local population increased. Enlarged school opened 1925 in new $30,000 brick structure on site bought from J. F. . . . — Map (db m104457) HM
343Texas (Lavaca County), Moulton — 15703 — Culak's School
In 1916, nineteen taxpayers of the Moulton Independent School District (MISD) petitioned the county court to establish a new rural school for northwest Lavaca County, because unpaved roads and a lack of school buses made it difficult for rural . . . — Map (db m155565) HM
344Texas (Lavaca County), Shiner — 4460 — Saint Ludmila's Academy
The first Catholic school in Shiner was built in 1896 by Scherbohm and Mewes, contractors. The two story French style frame building housed two classrooms, a dining room and kitchen on the first floor, and a residence for the Sisters on the second . . . — Map (db m128137) HM
345Texas (Lee County), Giddings — 8165 — Lee County
Located on Old San Antonio Road, on land surveyed in 1821 as part of the original colony of Moses and Stephen F. Austin. In 1854 became site of major settlement by Wend from northern Europe, led by Pastor Johann Kilian. Had only school . . . — Map (db m111932) HM
346Texas (Leon County), Buffalo — 9625 — Colonel Robert Simonton Gould — (1826 - 1904)
Born in North Carolina. Educated at University of Alabama. Came to Texas in 1850. Practiced law in Centerville. Served as the first District Attorney, then as Judge in the old 13th Judicial District. Represented Leon County as member of . . . — Map (db m158914) HM
347Texas (Liberty County), Dayton — 17880 — Dayton's Old School
Dayton began as part of the City of Liberty. The children who lived here were either educated at home, across the river in the main part of Liberty, or not at all. In 1849, a board of trustees formed a committee to establish a school for these . . . — Map (db m128338) HM
348Texas (Liberty County), Liberty — 9691 — Site of Liberty's Ursuline Convent
In 1859 Bishop John Mary Odin sent a group of Ursulines from Galveston to Liberty to establish a convent and girls' school. Under the leadership of an energetic French nun, Mother Ambroise, the Sisters bought land at this site and erected two frame . . . — Map (db m116710) HM
349Texas (Limestone County), Mexia — 3402 — Miss Rogers' Music Room
Built opposite public school, for Laura T. Rogers, who (1880- 1920) taught piano and choral music from 7 A.M. To 7 P.M., 6 days a week, 8 months in year. Had 4 pianos used all day; 8 pupils often played in unison. Auditorium, with overflow seating . . . — Map (db m159003) HM
350Texas (Limestone County), Mexia — 3869 — Origin of the Texas State Teachers Association
The first statewide teachers association in Texas had its beginnings in two regional teachers' organizations. The North Texas Educational Association was begun in Dallas in 1877. Teachers in Central Texas met in Austin in 1879, formed the Austin . . . — Map (db m158972) HM
351Texas (Limestone County), Tehuacana — 5216 — Tehuacana — (Te-wah-kana)
Located at one of highest points (altitude 661 ft.) between Dallas and Houston. First noted in history by Philip Nolan's trading expedition, 1797. Home in early days of Tehuacana Indians, a Wichita tribe, who engaged in farming and peaceful pursuits . . . — Map (db m92257) HM
352Texas (Limestone County), Tehuacana — 5844 — William Rees — Builder of Old Trinity University Structure — (June 15, 1845 - July 11, 1937) —
Born in Castletown, Marshfield Parish, England, of Welsh parents. In youth spent several years as an apprentice stonemason in Liverpool, England. Came to America in 1870, and to Tehuacana in 1872. A year later he was given the contract for the . . . — Map (db m92256) HM
353Texas (Lipscomb County), Lipscomb — 17514 — Lipscomb School
Around 1886, the town of Lipscomb was established by J.H. Arthur who built a store and post office out of cottonwood logs. As more people moved to the area, the need for a school arose and, on July 16, 1887, a special meeting was called to organize . . . — Map (db m93595) HM
354Texas (Live Oak County), George West — Birthplace of J. Frank Dobie
Noted folklorist James Frank Dobie was born at the old Dobie Ranch near Lagarto in Live Oak County on September 26, 1888. Dobie was the eldest of six children born to Richard J. and Ella (Byler) Dobie and a descendant of ranchers and cattlemen. At . . . — Map (db m132237) HM
355Texas (Live Oak County), George West — 18833 — Thelma Laura Pugh-Lindholm — (1898-1992)
A fourth-generation Texan, Thelma Pugh-Lindholm descended from Irish emigrants Thomas and Margaret (McCann) Pugh, who purchased from empresarios McMullen and McGloin in 1835 a Mexican league and labor of land across the Nueces River from present-day . . . — Map (db m132235) HM
356Texas (Lubbock County), Lubbock — Bairfield Schoolhouse — c.1890
One-room schools were built to serve the families of cowboys, ranches and homesteaders. Classroom furniture was homemade, and wooden boards were painted black for chalkboards. A bucket of water from a well or stream provided drinks for everyone, . . . — Map (db m135238) HM
357Texas (Lubbock County), Lubbock — 484 — Bradford Knapp — (Dec. 24, 1870 – June 11, 1938)
Known for his leadership in the field of agricultural education, Bradford Knapp served as first director of the U.S. Cooperative Extension Service and helped plan and carry out World War I overseas food production for the Agriculture Department. He . . . — Map (db m106375) HM
358Texas (Lubbock County), Lubbock — 3144 — Lubbock High School
The city of Lubbock experienced a significant increase in population during the 1920s as it became the agricultural, educational, service, and trade center of the South Plains. This high school was built out of the need for providing an education . . . — Map (db m73558) HM
359Texas (Lubbock County), Lubbock — 3443 — Monterey High School
Opened in 1955. Named for town of Monterey, one of the two original townsites for Lubbock. It was founded in present northwest Lubbock by W. E. Rayner in 1890. In a unique compromise in 1891, Rayner joined the promoters of the other townsite to . . . — Map (db m73547) HM
360Texas (Lubbock County), Lubbock — Texas Tech Dairy Barn
The dairy barn and silo were constructed in 1926-27 and served as a teaching facility for 40 years. The barn was designed by Forth Worth architect W.C. Hedrick with the help of Ag Dean A.H. Leidigh and Prof. W.L. Stangel. Students brought their own . . . — Map (db m54166) HM
361Texas (Lubbock County), Lubbock — 5273 — Texas Tech Judging Pavilion
One of the first four buildings on the Texas Tech campus, the livestock judging pavilion was the school's first structure built specifically for agricultural education. Completed in the 1920s, it was designed by the noted Fort Worth architect Wyatt . . . — Map (db m54165) HM
362Texas (Marion County), Jefferson — 8095 — Site of Home of Captain George T. Todd — (1839-1913)
Born in Virginia. Came to Texas 1843. During Civil War, served in famous Hood's Texas Brigade. At Chickamauga, took command after Gen. Hood was shot. In 1864-1865, fought west of the Mississippi with Lane's Partisan Rangers. After war, was in . . . — Map (db m119557) HM
363Texas (Mason County), Mason — 17658 — Peter's Prairie School
During the 1850s and 1860s, Mason County landowner “Major” Joshua Peters, supplied cut prairie grasses from here to Fort Mason for their horses. The community which developed took the name Peter’s Prairie. In 1877, John Rhoads and W.H. . . . — Map (db m90947) HM
364Texas (Mason County), Pontotoc — 11294 — Pontotoc and San Fernando Academy — (Site of Academy is 100 yards north)
Pontotoc, settled about 1859, was named by first merchant, M.R. Kidd, for his former home town in Mississippi. Post office was opened in 1878 in the B.J. Willis home, with Mrs. Willis postmaster.      Founded by interested citizens, San Fernando . . . — Map (db m91458) HM
365Texas (Matagorda County), Bay City — 337 — Bay City Library
Organized in 1912, the Bay City Public Library was first housed in the J. P. Keller Insurance Company office. The non-profit Bay City Library Association, also formed in 1912, spearheaded community fund raising efforts to operate the library. Land . . . — Map (db m120755) HM
366Texas (Matagorda County), Bay City — 1868 — Ira Ingram — First Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives — (1788-1837) —
(front side) Born in Vermont. Came to Texas in 1824. Worked to establish the Republic. Represented Matagorda in the First Congress of the Republic where he served as speaker, Oct. 1836 to April 1837. At his death in Sept. 1837 left . . . — Map (db m117462) HM
367Texas (Matagorda County), Blessing — 13257 — Blessing Library Association
In the first years of the 20th century, Jonathan Pierce filed a deed with the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad (Southern Pacific) to lay out a town along the rail line at the junction of two major roads. He named the community . . . — Map (db m118424) HM
368Texas (Matagorda County), Matagorda — 99 — Albert Clinton Horton — (1798-1865)
Georgia native Albert Clinton Horton came to Texas in 1834 from Alabama, where he had served in the state legislature. He established a plantation along Caney Creek in present Wharton County. In 1835, he returned to Alabama to recruit volunteers . . . — Map (db m158655) HM
369Texas (Matagorda County), Matagorda — 839 — Christ Church — On a site approximately 400 yards east stood
First Episcopal Church in Texas • Organized January 27, 1839 • The Rev. Caleb S. Ives, Rector • Building consecrated February 25, 1844 by the Rt. Rev. Leonides Polk, D. D., Bishop of Louisiana • Diocese of Texas established January 1, 1849 • . . . — Map (db m158768) HM
370Texas (Matagorda County), Matagorda — 840 — Christ Episcopal Church
This parish, the oldest Episcopal Church in Texas, traces its history to 1838. The year the Rev. Caleb S. Ives was appointed Missionary to the Republic of Texas. The first service was held on Christmas Day, and the Congregation was formally . . . — Map (db m158772) HM
371Texas (Matagorda County), Matagorda — 889 — City of Matagorda
Projected site of a town in 1826 • Founded in 1829 with Stephen F. Austin, Elias R. Wightman, Hosea H. League and Ira Ingram as proprietors • Third largest town in Texas in 1834 • Incorporated January 28, 1839 • County Seat of Matagorda County, . . . — Map (db m158766) HM
372Texas (Matagorda County), Matagorda — Commemorating Gulf High School — (1918 - 1938)
Built by Texas Gulf Sulphur Company Gulf, Texas, Located 5 miles East of this park. Soon after the school began, a much larger brick building was built. Students from Wadsworth and Matagorda came by bus to join the Gulf residents. The school . . . — Map (db m158733) HM
373Texas (Matagorda County), Matagorda — 2649 — Ira Ingram
First Alcalde of Matagorda Municipality, 1834 • Member of the Congress of the Republic and First Speaker of the House of Representatives, 1836 • Pioneer Patron of Public Schools • • Born in Vermont August 18, 1788 Died September 22, 1837 . . . — Map (db m158670) HM
374Texas (Matagorda County), Matagorda — 3252 — Matagorda Lodge No. 7, A.F. & A.M.
One of the oldest Masonic Lodges in Texas. This lodge traces its history to the Republic of Texas. A group of Masons met together on June 24, 1838, and petitioned the newly created Grand Lodge of Texas for a charter to form a Lodge here. Matagorda . . . — Map (db m158784) HM
375Texas (Matagorda County), Matagorda — School House
This is the original School House established for the negro children of Matagorda. 1904-1953 — Map (db m158762) HM
376Texas (McLennan County), West — 12123 — St. Mary's School
St. Mary's Catholic Church was officially organized in West in 1892. Because parents wanted a Catholic education for their children, Father F. G. Sebik wrote to Reverend Mother Florence, Superior General of the Sisters of Divine Providence, . . . — Map (db m151061) HM
377Texas (McMullen County), Tilden — 3764 — Old McMullen College
Established 1881 under leadership of Dr. John Van Epps Covey, founder of three Texas colleges—aided here by civic leaders S.F. Dixon, Dr. M.W.C. Frazier, C.F.H. Hiers, R.W. Johnson, M.F. Lowe and L. Wheeler. A 3-acre site was bought from . . . — Map (db m152025) HM
378Texas (Medina County), Castroville — 3506 — Moye
Named for the Rev. John Martin Moye, founder (1762) of the Sisters of Divine Providence, religious order that opened school in Castroville in 1868, and built first part of this structure in 1873: first mother house of the order in the United . . . — Map (db m116588) HM
379Texas (Midland County), Midland — 3362 — Midland Christian College — 2 blocks west to site of
A 2-year, coeducational college that functioned 1910-1921. H. R. Garrett was first president. Students rode horse-drawn bus to campus; edited yearbook, "The Sandstorm." Some 250 attended in 1917. Financial stress forced closure. The 3-story gray . . . — Map (db m86340) HM
380Texas (Milam County), Cameron — 7946 — First Girl's Tomato Club in Texas
The first Girl's Tomato Clubs in Texas were organized in 1912 in Milam County to acquaint young women in rural areas with tomato production and canning techniques. At the request of the United States Department of Agriculture, Mrs. Edna Westbrook . . . — Map (db m84662) HM
381Texas (Milam County), Cameron — 8006 — Mrs. Edna Westbrook Trigg — (December 30, 1868 - November 15, 1946)
Pioneer leader of Texas women in rural club work. While serving as principal of a school near Milano, Mrs. Trigg was asked by the United States Department of Agriculture in 1911 to supervise Texas' first Girls' Tomato Club. Her role included . . . — Map (db m129323) HM
382Texas (Milam County), Cameron — 12894 — O.J. Thomas High School
Early efforts to serve the educational needs of Cameron's African American students centered on church instruction at a place called "Little Rocky" Church in the Marlow Community. In 1923, Oscar John Thomas (1894-1977) joined the district to serve . . . — Map (db m150904) HM
383Texas (Milam County), Rockdale — 12877 — La Recluta and La Escuelita
Jose Leal received six leagues of land in this area in 1833. In 1867, coal was discovered, and the railroad reached Rockdale in 1874. Not until 1890 did the first coal mine, owned by Herman Vogel, begin operation. Others opened, and more settlers . . . — Map (db m74393) HM
384Texas (Milam County), Rockdale — 13431 — Matinee Musical Club
In January 1909, Mary Ann (Coffield) Perry organized the Matinee Musical Club on the front porch of her home at this site. Pearl Cauthon served as the first president of the club, which met regularly to study and perform music. Yearbooks document . . . — Map (db m74412) HM
385Texas (Mitchell County), Colorado City — 4011 — Dr. Preston C. Coleman — Physician and Leader — (1853 - 1932) —
Born in Tennessee. Graduated from University of Louisville (Ky.). Coming in 1883 to Colorado City, rode horseback or by buggy to ranches in 100-mile radius, practicing here rest of his life. Religion, medicine, and education were his chief . . . — Map (db m120153) HM
386Texas (Mitchell County), Westbrook — 4912 — Site of First Westbrook School and Church
These two pioneer institutions, which began even before a town grew up here, were first housed in the same tiny, one-room building. The structure was erected in 1890 by local settlers when Westbrook was only a flag-stop on the Texas & Pacific Line. . . . — Map (db m120410) HM
387Texas (Montague County), Bowie — 2521 — Home County of Governor James V. Allred — (March 29, 1899-Sept. 24, 1959)
Vigorous, forthright and humane Chief Executive of Texas in years 1935-1939. Born in Bowie, one of nine children of Renne and Mary Henson Allred worked in youth as a soda pop bottler, shoeshine boy, newsboy. Attended local schools, Rice University, . . . — Map (db m120183) HM
388Texas (Montague County), Saint Jo — 17952 — Illinois Bend School
Located in the bend of the Red River in northeast Montague County, Illinois Bend received an official title in 1877. By the 1890s, Illinois Bend was a thriving community where cotton farming swelled the population. Many churches and schools were . . . — Map (db m87099) HM
389Texas (Morris County), Daingerfield — 7843 — Site of Chapel Hill College
Chartered 1850. Opened 1852 in brick building on land donated by Allen Urquhart, Republic of Texas surveyor. Founded by Marshall Presbytery of Cumberland Presbyterian Church, to educate ministers. Also offered courses in medicine, law and liberal . . . — Map (db m120016) HM
390Texas (Morris County), Snow Hill — 7856 — Snow Hill Baptist Church
Settlers began moving to this area, which they called Snow Hill, by the early 1840s. In 1852, local residents organized this congregation under the direction of the Rev. Samuel Morris. The first sanctuary, which also served as a community . . . — Map (db m120020) HM
391Texas (Nacogdoches County), Nacgodoches — Gladys Hampton Building
This is the site of the first house in Texas owned by Sam Houston. The building was built in 1891 according to tax records. It was used as a hotel with furnished rooms beginning in 1910. It was officially shown as the Liberty Hotel with 75 rooms for . . . — Map (db m28256) HM
392Texas (Nacogdoches County), Nacogdoches — Alton W. Birdwell — (1870-1954)
This plaza is dedicated to the memory of the first president of Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College. In 1917 the state created an "East Texas Normal" and selected Nacogdoches as its location. The State Board of Regents selected East Texas . . . — Map (db m29970) HM
393Texas (Nacogdoches County), Nacogdoches — 9345 — On this site stood the old "Red House"
Headquarters of Colonel Jose de las Piedras, commander of the Mexican garrison in Nacogdoches, 1827-1839. The property, after the Texas Revolution, of General Thomas J. Rusk. Served as classrooms for the University of Nacogdoches, 1845-1852. — Map (db m29325) HM
394Texas (Nacogdoches County), Nacogdoches — 12107 — Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College During World War II
Immediately following the United States' entry into World War II after the Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College (SFA) President Alton Birdwell called together an assembly of students and staff to . . . — Map (db m44666) HM
395Texas (Nacogdoches County), Nacogdoches — 14842 — Stone Fort Museum
Opening in 1936, the Stone Fort Museum has interpreted the history of East Texas and of the Old Stone Fort while also elevating the local historic preservation ethic. The Old Stone Fort, built in the late 18th century, was an integral part in a . . . — Map (db m156880) HM
396Texas (Navarro County), Corbet — 7227 — Annie Carpenter Love — (1869-1943)
One of a family of 10 children, Tennessee-born Annie M. Carpenter grew up hearing stories of her pioneer forebears. She came to Navarro County with her parents in 1876. She taught school in this area before her marriage in 1901 to William F. Love. . . . — Map (db m128153) HM
397Texas (Navarro County), Corsicana — 11641 — Alva Everett Taylor — (July 19, 1891-Dec. 8, 1965)
Grassroots researcher-writer and historical preservationist whose work led to development of this pioneer village. Born near Dawson (10 miles Southwest), Taylor attended Baylor University (1911-13), married Maud Stockard (1914), and was . . . — Map (db m60495) HM
398Texas (Navarro County), Corsicana — 6226 — Capt. Charles Henry Allyn
New York native Charles Henry Allyn (1842-1918) came to Texas in 1868, after having served as a captain in the Union army during the Civil War. Capt. Allyn arrived in Corsicana with his wife, Angela (Aldrich), in 1871. As a Corsicana businessman, he . . . — Map (db m60715) HM
399Texas (Navarro County), Corsicana — 11608 — Corsicana Public Library
The women's clubs of Corsicana were instrumental in opening the city's first public library in 1901 at West 6th and Main St. The city created a library board in 1904 and secured a construction grant from the Carnegie Corporation the . . . — Map (db m60499) HM
400Texas (Navarro County), Corsicana — 11615 — Frank Neal Drane — (1862-1938)
A Navarro County native, Frank Neal Drane married Florence A. Bingham in 1885 and had two children. He ran a hardware store with his father before becoming president of City National Bank. In 1901 Drane formed the Corsicana Power and Light . . . — Map (db m62369) HM

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