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Corpus Christi Cathedral Site Marker (<i>wide view showing wrought iron pieces from Kenedy home</i>) image, Touch for more information
By Cosmos Mariner, May 16, 2018
Corpus Christi Cathedral Site Marker (wide view showing wrought iron pieces from Kenedy home)
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401Texas (Nueces County), Corpus Christi — Corpus Christi Cathedral Site
This site and the Corpus Christi Cathedral property were donated to the Diocese by the Kenedy family in 1938. Construction of the Cathedral started in 1939 and it was dedicated in 1940. The former Kenedy home, located where the Cathedral now . . . — Map (db m118392) HM
402Texas (Nueces County), Corpus Christi — 12129 — Site of Cheston L. Heath School
The Corpus Christi Independent School District hired Miss Rose Dunne to teach English and academics to the city's Mexican American students in a year-long experimental program in 1896. Miss Dunne and her pupils were so successful that in 1901 the . . . — Map (db m118075) HM
403Texas (Oldham County), Boys Ranch — Cal Farley's Boys Ranch
Founded in 1939 by Cal Farley, champion athlete and successful businessman. Boys Ranch was a natural result of Mr. Farley's years of working with underprivileged boys, and the outgrowth of Kids, Inc. and the Maverick Boys Club, two excellent youth . . . — Map (db m91773) HM
404Texas (Orange County), Orange — 11471 — Black Education in Orange County
Schools for Orange County’s black children were held in churches and private homes as early as the 1870s. In 1887 a black school was opened in the Duncan Woods community, and another was soon established in Orange. Known as Orange Colored School, . . . — Map (db m116259) HM
405Texas (Orange County), Orange — 16630 — Black Education in Orange County
As early as the 1870s, Orange County's African American children attended school in private homes and churches. The Orange County commissioners established 17 school districts in 1887. Schools included the Duncan Woods No. 3, located in the Duncan . . . — Map (db m116303) HM
406Texas (Orange County), Orange — 14608 — Emma Henderson Wallace
A native of Waxahachie, Texas, Emma Shirley Henderson Wallace (1876-1968) attended school at Prairie View College before becoming a teacher in 1896. She taught in Tyler, Ellis and Jefferson Counties before moving to Orange in 1901 to become one of . . . — Map (db m116194) HM
407Texas (Orange County), Orange — 12133 — Salem United Methodist Church
Six months after the news of the Emancipation reached Texas in 1865, the Louisiana-Texas-Mississippi Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church for African Americans, known as the Mississippi Conference, was organized on Christmas Day. In 1868, . . . — Map (db m116290) HM
408Texas (Orange County), Orange — 11516 — Samuel Wallace Sholars, M.D.(Oct. 15, 1847 - May 13, 1926)
A native of Talladega, Alabama, Samuel Sholars moved with his parents to Jasper County in 1858. A Confederate army veteran, Dr. Sholars received his medical degree in 1872. He practiced medicine in Orange, founded Sholars Drugstore, served as . . . — Map (db m141709) HM
409Texas (Orange County), Orange — 11519 — W.H. Stark House
Eastlake detailing decorates the porches and gables of this ornate Queen Anne style residence, built in 1893-94 for William Henry (1851-1936) and Miriam (Lutcher) (1859-1936) Stark. A financial and industrial pioneer, . . . — Map (db m118244) HM
410Texas (Orange County), Orange — 11520 — William Henry Stark
A native of San Augustine County, William Henry Stark (1851-1936) lived in Burkeville and Newton before moving to Orange in 1870. Here he worked in the early area sawmills and became acquainted with every phase of the lumber industry. In 1881 Stark . . . — Map (db m116243) HM
411Texas (Palo Pinto County), Strawn — 13990 — Mary Jane Gentry
Born in Boston in 1912, Mary Jane Catherine Gentry became an accomplished educator, historian, author and world traveler. Her 1946 University of Texas Master’s thesis, written under supervision of Walter Prescott Webb, was entitled “Thurber: . . . — Map (db m98397) HM
412Texas (Panola County), Carthage — 10835 — Margie Neal(1875 - 1971)
A native of Panola County, Margie Elizabeth Neal began her career as a teacher in 1893. She became editor and owner of the East Texas Register newspaper in 1904. A respected educator and leader in the woman suffrage movement, she was the first woman . . . — Map (db m104958) HM
413Texas (Parmer County), Friona — 13615 — Friona Schools
Friona has the distinction of being the first town in Texas to integrate its schools. The first school opened on this site in 1908 in a one-room frame building, with Roxie Witherspoon teaching 18 pupils. A two-story brick school finished in 1911 . . . — Map (db m56076) HM
414Texas (Pecos County), Fort Stockton — 2583 — Hovey School
About 1910 a railroad stop named Hovey was established about 40 miles west of here on the Kansas City, Mexico, and Orient Railroad. By 1913 Hovey contained a depot, post office/general store, and several stock shipping pens. Hovey school was . . . — Map (db m138959) HM
415Texas (Pecos County), Fort Stockton — 12473 — O. W. Williams
Kentucky native Oscar Waldo Williams (1853-1946) graduated from Harvard with a law degree in 1876 and moved to Texas in search of a drier climate. He worked as a land surveyor as the South Plains opened for settlement and in 1884 accepted a job as . . . — Map (db m138961) HM
416Texas (Polk County), Goodrich — 17001 — Goodrich School
Goodrich is one of the few existing area schools known to be created through the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA). Construction of the Jeffersonian style building began May 2, 1934 under architect Emory S. White when county commissioner . . . — Map (db m117553) HM
417Texas (Polk County), Moscow — 13953 — Moscow Male and Female Academy
On this site stood the Moscow and Female Academy. Operated after 1857 under Masonic auspices as the Moscow Masonic Academy until merged in the public school system. — Map (db m35897) HM
418Texas (Polk County), Moscow — 10397 — Texas Statesman William Pettus Hobby(1878-1964)
Businessman and politician William Pettus Hobby was born near this Moscow site, the son of Eudora Adeline (Pettus)and Edwin E. Hobby, a state senator and judge. At age 17, William joined the staff of the Houston Post and rose to managing editor at . . . — Map (db m35316) HM
419Texas (Potter County), Amarillo — 2545 — Judge James Nathan Browning'One Mile East to Homesite of' — (1850-1921) —
  Cowboy, lawyer, state official and jurist. Born in Arkansas, Browning received only a few months formal education, but taught himself by reading at night by the dim light of a pine knot. At 16, he came with his family to Cooke County, Texas, . . . — Map (db m88796) HM
420Texas (Potter County), Amarillo — 14591 — Ordway Hall
Architect Guy Carlander designed this administration building for Amarillo College. It was built in 1936-37 and later named for George Ordway, who with James Guleke obtained legislative authority to establish the school. The L-plan building . . . — Map (db m91566) HM
421Texas (Potter County), Amarillo — 16290 — Polk Street Schools
During the 20th century, Polk Street was home to three public schools. The first opened in 1900 to meet the needs of the rapidly-growing Amarillo community. Bounded by Polk, Tyler, 12th and 13th Streets, the Red Brick School house supplied space for . . . — Map (db m91601) HM
422Texas (Potter County), Amarillo — 15442 — Russell Hall
The administration building and the gymnasium were the first two permanent structures built for Amarillo College. Originally known as Badger Gymnasium for the school's athletic teams, this facility was renamed to honor Dr. Natalie Russell, who . . . — Map (db m91568) HM
423Texas (Potter County), Amarillo — 5059 — St. Mary's Academy
Established by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word in 1899, St. Mary's Academy was originally located in Clarendon (60 mi. SE). In 1913 the institution was moved to Amarillo through the efforts of The Rev. David H. Dunn and the local . . . — Map (db m91597) HM
424Texas (Presidio County), Marfa — 16572 — Blackwell School
Education for local children of Mexican descent dates from 1889, when the former Methodist church became a schoolhouse. The school, named for longtime principal Jesse Blackwell, served hundreds of Hispanic children up to ninth grade. Students were . . . — Map (db m60796) HM
425Texas (Randall County), Canyon — 16473 — C. Stuart Johnston
Born in Belhaven, North Carolina on Dec. 31, 1900, Claud Stuart Johnston began teaching in Oklahoma after graduating from the University of North Carolina. Field work for the University of Oklahoma prepared Johnston for the Earth Science . . . — Map (db m150172) HM
426Texas (Randall County), Canyon — 15364 — Georgia O'Keeffe in Canyon
Renowned artist Georgia Totto O'Keeffe (1887-1986) was born in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin to Francis and Ida (Totto) O'Keeffe. The family moved to Virginia, where O'Keeffe and her siblings attended school. She studied art at various schools before . . . — Map (db m91475) HM
427Texas (Randall County), Canyon — 3236 — Mary E. Hudspeth House
Built in 1909 by Thomas P. Turk, this home was originally located at 402 Palo Duro Street. After the establishment of West Texas State University in 1910, it was moved here to serve as a residence for faculty and students. Mary E. Hudspeth . . . — Map (db m55976) HM
428Texas (Randall County), Canyon — 18679 — Shirley House
As a graduate of Texas Christian University and the University of Michigan, Dr. Douglas Alfred Shirley (1882-1949) was a football coach and the president of Hereford College before moving to Canyon. During his tenure at West Texas State Normal . . . — Map (db m150154) HM
429Texas (Real County), Leakey — 2792 — John Leakey
Tennessee native John Leakey (1824-1900) came to Texas in 1847, settling for a time in Henderson County where he was a brickmason and rancher. He and his wife Nancy (Patterson) moved to Uvalde County in 1852 near present day Sabinal. A desire to . . . — Map (db m111322) HM
430Texas (Reeves County), Pecos — 3512 — Mrs. Lillie W. Cole(Aug. 31, 1884 – July 26, 1939)
Outstanding and dedicated teacher; public benefactor. Born in Lavernia, Texas. Came to Pecos, 1906, with husband Wylie Moffitt Cole. They had two daughters. Widowed in 1912, started teaching career which lasted for 27 years. — Map (db m61267) HM
431Texas (Refugio County), Refugio — Dennis M. O'Connor Public LibraryIn Memorium — 1906-1997 —
Dennis Martin O'Connor, II, was born October 31, 1906, into a South Texas pioneer family, being the eldest son of Thomas and Kathryn Stoner O'Connor. He was the great-grandson of Thomas O'Connor, who emigrated from Ireland with the Power-Hewetson . . . — Map (db m34078) HM
432Texas (Roberts County), Wayside — 5729 — Wayside Community
Settlers came to this locality in 1876. The county was organized in 1889. Pioneer school district no. 5 originated by court order in 1890 to serve this area with schools known as Tallahone, Poole, and Wayside, taught usually in homes. In 1914, . . . — Map (db m93737) HM
433Texas (Robertson County), Bremond — 18253 — Love High School
T.W. Parker founded Bremond Colored High School in 1920 to educate young African Americans in the Bremond area. Professor Charles Love, Principal from 1925-1965, played such an integral part in the school by preparing the students that it was . . . — Map (db m159104) HM
434Texas (Robertson County), Franklin — 10925 — Franklin Carnegie Library
The city of Franklin housed a library of 1,000 volumes in its City Hall before 1913. In February that year, Franklin Mayor R. M. Cole (1848-1931) applied to the Carnegie Corporation of New York for funds to build a new library. The Carnegie . . . — Map (db m119605) HM
435Texas (Runnels County), Ballinger — 732 — Carnegie Library Building
This native limestone library was built in 1909-11 with funds from New York industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Local banker Jo Wilmeth donated the land and the Rev. J. D. Leslie, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, served as . . . — Map (db m72229) HM
436Texas (Runnels County), Rowena — 5162 — Sweet Home School
The need for education in this rural area was met in 1902, when a two-room school was started on Emil Helm’s farm (1.5 mi. NW). The name “Sweet Home” was chosen by Henry Kriegel, one of the first trustees. In 1922 the school was moved to . . . — Map (db m96033) HM
437Texas (Runnels County), Winters — 1108 — Crews
Settled in 1880's. Named for C.R. Crews, Ballinger businessman. Mrs. Betty Sims was earliest voluntary teacher–mail carrier. School was built 1890 (with the Rev. Mr. Lockhart, first teacher). Post office established 1892 in Wise & Broughten . . . — Map (db m79248) HM
438Texas (Runnels County), Winters — 5871 — Winters FFA Chapter
In the fall of 1928, a Future Farmers Club was organized with 30 members of the vocational agriculture class at Winters High School. The same year, a national Future Farmers of America (FFA) Club was started in Kansas City, Mo. On April 10, 1930, . . . — Map (db m95279) HM
439Texas (Runnels County), Winters — Winters Public Library
Founded on January 4, 1954 by Miss Myra Glover Dedicated on October 13, 1963 Because she has given so generously of herself for the benefit of all, the Citizens of Winters, Texas, dedicate this library to Miss Myra Glover . . . — Map (db m71705) HM
440Texas (Rusk County), Joinerville — 10998 — Gaston Public School Complex
An oil boom here in the early 1930s prompted the formal organization of the Gaston Independent School District in 1931 to cope with the community's rapidly expanding student population. The district chose Dallas architects Emory White and Howard . . . — Map (db m105651) HM
441Texas (San Jacinto County), Coldspring — 12179 — First Baptist Church of Coldspring(Laurel Hill Baptist Church)
Formally organized in 1848 in the small community known as "Fireman's Hill" (formerly "Coonskin"), Laurel Hill Baptist Church began with four members and the Rev. Joseph Warner Dossey Creath as its first pastor. The Rev. Mr. Creath came to Texas as . . . — Map (db m118984) HM
442Texas (San Jacinto County), Coldspring — The Liberty Hill Church & School
The Liberty Hill Church was founded on October 6, 1897. This building was moved here from a site northwest of the present location in 1905. It served as both church and school until 1924. The Hayman Cemetery Association now maintains the building . . . — Map (db m158314) HM
443Texas (San Patricio County), Odem — 14759 — Early Odem Area Schools
As population increased in south central San Patricio County in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, independent schools were established in a number of communities, serving students in isolated areas before the construction of a good road system . . . — Map (db m32378) HM
444Texas (San Patricio County), Portland — 6340 — Site of Bay View College
An important school of the coastal region, founded for scattered South Texas ranch children, by Thomas M. (1856-1943) and Alice Yantis Clark (1857-1913), of the family that founded Texas Christian University. The Clarks utilized 2-story "Hotel . . . — Map (db m124473) HM
445Texas (San Patricio County), San Patricio — Education in San Patricio
Education in San Patricio began in 1830 on this site in the picket cabin of Catherine Hoy. In 1876 Saint Joseph's Convent was erected here. The Sisters of Mercy, having left Indianola after the Hurricane of 1875, came to run the Mother House and . . . — Map (db m77425) HM
446Texas (San Patricio County), San Patricio — 6342 — Old Dougherty House
Location of noted St. Paul's Academy for Boys. Home of school owner Robert Dougherty (1827-1881), a refugee from 1840s Irish famine. Educated at St. Mary's College, Kentucky, Dougherty worked as a journalist and merchant before settling in . . . — Map (db m77422) HM
447Texas (San Patricio County), San Patricio — 4476 — Saint Patrick's Catholic Church
Empresarios John McMullen and James McGloin brought Irish Catholic immigrant families to Texas about 1829 to form a new colony, San Patricio de Hibernia. Under the direction of the Rev. Henry Doyle, the colonists established Saint Patrick's Catholic . . . — Map (db m77516) HM
448Texas (San Saba County), Cherokee — 4846 — Site of Old Behrns West Texas Normal and Business College
​ Opened 1895 by noted educator Francis Marion Behrns. A 3-story native blue marble main hall and frame dormitory were built by interested local citizens. Courses included mathematics, natural sciences, Latin, oratory, commercial subjects, . . . — Map (db m155536) HM
449Texas (Shackelford County), Albany — Albany's First Public School
On this hill stood Albany’s first public school, a wooden building, erected 1884. It was replaced, 1909, by a stone structure which was enlarged – to the west, 1923, to the east, 1927, a gymnasium was added on the north, 1928. The school and . . . — Map (db m85275) HM
450Texas (Shackelford County), Albany — 1988 — Fort Griffin Lodge Hall
On site acquired Aug. 18, 1877, for Fort Griffin Lodge No. 489., A.F.&A.M., chartered on Dec. 14, 1878. Stone was quarried nearby on Collins Creek. Volunteers built hall. School, civic affairs, church services of many denominations were held . . . — Map (db m101586) HM
451Texas (Shackelford County), Albany — James Robert Green1924 - 2009 — Rancher, writer, conservationist, historian —
Bob Green was born on his family ranch about 17 miles northeast of this spot in 1924, and he died there just before Christmas in 2009. Bob was a noted local rancher, conservationist, historian, writer, public speaker, and musician. He was immensely . . . — Map (db m85560) HM
452Texas (Shackelford County), Albany — 4879 — Site of the Reynolds Presbyterian Academy
Founded on counsel of the Rev. French McAfee; named in honor of pioneer rancher, Barber Watkins Reynolds (d. 1882). The Reynolds Presbyterian Academy opened in 1898, with classes meeting in a vacant storehouse. A Richardsonian Romanesque-style . . . — Map (db m94025) HM
453Texas (Smith County), Tyler — Brady P. Gentry1896 - 1966 — Tyler Honors · Half Mile of History —
Gentry served as a U.S. Congressman and Texas Highway Commission Chair. He was instrumental in the development of Texas Farm Roads and the Interstate Highway System. He also was a benefactor to Tyler Junior College. — Map (db m105740) HM
454Texas (Smith County), Tyler — 15480 — Butler College
Rev. Cornelius Moses Butler and Trustees of the East Texas Baptist Association founded East Texas Baptist Academy in 1905. The Association was created to improve educational opportunities for African American youth in and around the City of Tyler. . . . — Map (db m91503) HM
455Texas (Smith County), Tyler — 13089 — Henry Miller Morgan
On August 25, 1895, Henry Miller Morgan was born in Tyler's St. Louis community to Henry and Alice Ingram Morgan. He attended school in the St. Louis community, completing his education at East Texas Academy, which later became Butler College. He is . . . — Map (db m91360) HM
456Texas (Smith County), Tyler — Henry Miller MorganAugust 25, 1895 - May 9, 1961 — "A Legend Gone, but not Forgotten" —
Henry M. Morgan was born in Smith County, Texas. Mr. Morgan furthered his education at East Texas Academy, later named Butler College. He received a LLB degree from Summerville Law College, Dallas, Texas,and also studied at Wiley College. Mr. . . . — Map (db m91378) HM
457Texas (Smith County), Tyler — Senator Thomas Glover Pollard1895 - 1962 — Tyler Honors · Half Mile of History —
Senator Pollard served Texas as a Representative for three years and then as Senator for ten years, supporting legislation for oil and gas and the creation of Texas Tech University. — Map (db m111865) HM
458Texas (Smith County), Tyler — 15966 — Thomas Glover Pollard, Sr.(1895-1962)
Thomas G. Pollard was an attorney and legislator whose work improved the lives of East Texans. While in college, Pollard married Edna Martin, with whom he reared three children, and was elected as a State Representative (1919-21). After being . . . — Map (db m91523) HM
459Texas (Smith County), Tyler — 16531 — Tyler Carnegie Library
Five Tyler Women’s clubs, the First Literary Club, Bachelor Maids, Quid Nunc, Sherwood Club and Athenian Club, collectively known as the Federated Women’s Clubs of Tyler, worked several years to form a series of libraries for this growing East Texas . . . — Map (db m91471) HM
460Texas (Smith County), Tyler — 17351 — Tyler Commercial College
In 1894, C.L. and Noah Adair opened the Adair Normal School to provide a University-level education, but the school closed in 1896. In 1899, a charter was filed with the Secretary of State's office for Tyler Commercial College. The college used a . . . — Map (db m91469) HM
461Texas (Smith County), Tyler — Tyler Commercial College1899 - 1963 — Tyler Honors · Half Mile of History —
Once considered the largest business training school in America, the college educated students in subjects ranging from business to petroleum geology and cotton classing. — Map (db m105555) HM
462Texas (Smith County), Tyler — 12516 — Tyler Junior College
Tyler Junior College was established in 1926 during the formative years of the junior college movement in Texas. This institution began as an extension of the Tyler public school system with school superintendent G.O. Clough serving as its first . . . — Map (db m33549) HM
463Texas (Smith County), Tyler — 7768 — Woman's Building
The Woman's Building Association, a branch of the Tyler Woman's Forum, was chartered in 1928 to direct the construction of this facility. When completed in 1932, it provided meeting rooms, an auditorium, and a library for the Woman's Forum and other . . . — Map (db m91542) HM
464Texas (Smith County), Winona — 17352 — Starrville Community Center
Starrville was originally part of the I.W. Hall survey and, by 1849, the town had become a stop on the Dallas-Shreveport road. In 1852, reverend Joshua Starr bought the land and began selling town lots. During the summer of 1862, Starrville was the . . . — Map (db m92267) HM
465Texas (Starr County), Rio Grande City — 2620 — Immaculate Conception School
In 1884 the Rev. R. M. Olivier, O.M.I., asked the Sisters of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio to start a school in Rio Grande City. Three nuns were sent here and by 1885 were teaching 100 day students in a 3-room school. The Sisters of the . . . — Map (db m119502) HM
466Texas (Sutton County), Sonora — B.M. Halbert1867-1946
Married Kidie Itasca Ellis of Edwards County January 19, 1895. Recognized adaptability of Angora goat to Edwards Plateau-imported stock from the Carolinas and stud billies from Turkey and South Africa. Was often called father of Angora goats in . . . — Map (db m119249) HM
467Texas (Swisher County), Happy — 14105 — Happy Public Schools
Formal education began for students of Happy, Texas when the original settlement, two miles east, moved to this townsite in 1906 in response to the newly laid Santa Fe Rail Line. Sarah Ann Rose taught local students in a one-room frame schoolhouse . . . — Map (db m91351) HM
468Texas (Tarrant County), Arlington — 16313 — Booker T. Washington School
Serving the African-American students of Arlington, Booker T. Washington School was a vital institution in the city. It had its roots in Arlington’s first black school, which was in place by the 1890s. The school served the growing African-American . . . — Map (db m70463) HM
469Texas (Tarrant County), Azle — 255 — Azle Christian Church
This congregation grew from worship services conducted here in the 1880s on land donated by Dr. Azle Stewart, for whom the town was named. Organized in 1890, the Fellowship met under a brush arbor until 1893, when the first sanctuary was . . . — Map (db m147198) HM
470Texas (Tarrant County), Dido — 14270 — Dido School
​ The Dido community was one of the first established in Tarrant County. In 1848, settlers homesteaded in this part of Peters Colony, establishing a community along a stage route from Fort Worth to Decatur. Dido School organized in 1854, with . . . — Map (db m147091) HM
471Texas (Tarrant County), Euless — 15815 — Euless School
In 1913, patrons of three area elementary schools – Euless and Tarrant in the Euless District and Evatt (Crossroads) in the Evatt District – successfully petitioned Tarrant County Commissioners Court to merge and create the Euless Common . . . — Map (db m117437) HM
472Texas (Tarrant County), Fort Worth — 154 — Amon G. Carter
Born in Wise County, Texas, on December 11, 1879, Amon Giles Carter left home at an early age and worked at a variety of odd jobs around the country before his arrival in Fort Worth in 1905. Carter became the advertising manager of the “Fort . . . — Map (db m52831) HM
473Texas (Tarrant County), Fort Worth — 11 — Amon G. Carter, Sr. (1879-1955)
From his arrival in Fort Worth in 1905 until his death, Amon Carter was the city’s most vigorous booster and champion. At his death, it was said that more than half of the city’s workers were employed by businesses Carter helped establish. As the . . . — Map (db m52283) HM
474Texas (Tarrant County), Fort Worth — 1710 — First Christian Church of Fort Worth
City’s pioneer congregation, organized by the Rev. A.M. Dean, who with hymn book and revolver came in 1855 to the riotous six-year-old hamlet on the Trinity. He held services (at present Belknap and Houston Streets) in a log house built for Post . . . — Map (db m52834) HM
475Texas (Tarrant County), Fort Worth — First School1853
Site of the first school established by John Peter Smith Classes held in abandoned Fort Hospital in this block — Map (db m52517) HM
476Texas (Tarrant County), Fort Worth — 1956 — Former TSTA Building
Completed in 1930, this building was constructed to serve as the headquarters of the Texas State Teachers Association. Noted Fort Worth architect Wiley G. Clarkson designed the structure, which features Renaissance Revival styling. In 1949 the . . . — Map (db m126301) HM
477Texas (Tarrant County), Fort Worth — St. Ignatius Academy Building
The first Catholic School in Fort Worth, St. Ignatius Academy was organized by the sisters of St. Mary of Namur in 1885. The first classes were held in a house purchased from Jacob Smith. This four-story limestone structure, used for classrooms and . . . — Map (db m52505) HM
478Texas (Tarrant County), Fort Worth — Texas Christian University
Texas Christian University and Fort Worth's partnership dates to 1910 although the connection began in 1869 when Ida Addison, and Randolph Clark established TCU's forerunner academy in the area known as Hell's Half Acre. The rowdiness of the area . . . — Map (db m121907) HM
479Texas (Tarrant County), Kennedale — 18476 — Kennedale Independent School District
Known for its farming and brick manufacturing, the town of Kennedale was not officially incorporated until 1947. However, the town's citizens recognized early the need for educational facilities for area families. To accommodate their need, the . . . — Map (db m105033) HM
480Texas (Tarrant County), Saginaw — 13984 — Saginaw School
Jarvis J. Green settled here in 1882 and named the site for his former home of Saginaw, Michigan. The Fort Worth and Denver and Santa Fe railroads later crossed here, and in 1892 the first school opened. It was a tuition school on McLeroy . . . — Map (db m146874) HM
481Texas (Taylor County), Abilene — Abilene African-American Schools
Historical Marker This marker honors Abilene’s educational era of Colored–Negro–Black schools from the 1890’s to 1969. The Abilene Public School Board moved the Abilene Colored School to this site at North 8th and Treadaway in . . . — Map (db m86152) HM
482Texas (Taylor County), Abilene — 70 — Abilene Christian University
This school, formed to provide a Christian education for all grade levels, was founded in 1906 by A.B. Barret, an early educator and preacher for Texas Churches of Christ. It was first called Childers Classical Institute in honor of Col. J.W. . . . — Map (db m86512) HM
483Texas (Taylor County), Abilene — 71 — Abilene Negro High School
The first public school for African Americans in Abilene was established in 1890. Located in the 200 block of Plum Street, the one-room school was named the Abilene Colored School. Its first class consisted of 22 students and one teacher.      In . . . — Map (db m78835) HM
484Texas (Taylor County), Abilene — 16569 — Childers Classical Institute
Abilene Christian University began as an educational institution on this block known as the West End residential area. In 1906, Allen Booker Barret, a Tennessee educator and preacher, and five trustees purchased land and a house from Col. John W. . . . — Map (db m85792) HM
485Texas (Taylor County), Abilene — 18470 — Dyess Elementary School
On January 21, 1963, Dyess Elementary was the first school in the Abilene Independent School District to integrate all students. African American military families living on Dyess Air Force Base were previously forced to send their children to the . . . — Map (db m100832) HM
486Texas (Taylor County), Abilene — 15000 — Eugenia Pickard
A philanthropic African American woman greatly improved Abilene’s minority neighborhoods. Eugenia Pickard was born in Georgia about 1877. She moved to Texas in the early 1900s and settled in Abilene. Here she owned several properties and made them . . . — Map (db m79785) HM
487Texas (Taylor County), Abilene — 2373 — Hardin-Simmons University
(Front Side)      Organized as Abilene Baptist College by cattlemen, preachers, and Sweetwater Baptist Association in 1891.      Named for New York pastor James B. Simmons, after he donated funds for completing the first building, . . . — Map (db m87070) HM
488Texas (Taylor County), Abilene — 12223 — James Harrison Parramore(August 13, 1840 - July 4, 1917)
Born in Georgia to Rebecca (Norwood) and William W. Parramore, James Harrison Parramore moved with his family to Gonzales County in 1849. James attended Gonzales College before joining the Confederate army. He married Mary Jane Goodson in 1866; they . . . — Map (db m86513) HM
489Texas (Taylor County), Abilene — 2740 — James Winford Hunt(July 9, 1875 – March 12, 1934)
Born in present Oklahoma, James Winford Hunt grew up on the Texas high plains. A newspaper publisher for several years, he became a Methodist minister in 1903. While a pastor in Abilene, he convinced the Northwest Texas Conference of the Methodist . . . — Map (db m78333) HM
490Texas (Taylor County), Abilene — 12219 — Macedonia Baptist Church
The early community support system for citizens of color in Abilene included Mt. Zion Baptist Church, organized in 1885, and the first area school for Black children, which opened in 1890 with 22 pupils. Because of African Americans’ continuing . . . — Map (db m81284) HM
491Texas (Taylor County), Abilene — 3305 — McMurry College
Between the years 1840 and 1920, the Methodist Church founded nearly eighty colleges in Texas. Four colleges in the Northwest Texas Conference had closed for various reasons by 1920, when the Rev. James Winford Hunt was appointed commissioner of a . . . — Map (db m87010) HM
492Texas (Taylor County), Abilene — 12221 — Mexican-American / Americanization School
From its earliest days, education for Mexican Americans in Texas has varied from none at all to apparent equality. The Republic of Texas in 1839 and 1840 established laws governing a system of schools. As these institutions took shape, Mexican . . . — Map (db m80887) HM
493Texas (Taylor County), Abilene — 4720 — Site of Abilene's First School
This site was set aside for use as a school by Stoddard Johnston, a newspaperman who platted the town of Abilene in the early 1880s. While the first schoolhouse was under construction in the spring of 1881, classes were held in a tent pitched . . . — Map (db m94651) HM
494Texas (Taylor County), Abilene — The Hardin-Simmons Bell
In the late 1890s, Mr. George Bennett, president of Acme Pressed Brick Company, donated funds for the purchase of this bell. For two decades, this bell swung from the bell tower of the Old Main building, serving as a timepiece for what was then . . . — Map (db m87071) HM
495Texas (Taylor County), Buffalo Gap — 560 — Buffalo Gap CollegeIn Operation 1885-1902; Site Two Blocks West
Founded 1885 by Presbyterian Church. Institution previously operated as a high school. In peak year, over 300 pupils, many from distant places, attended.      First president was W.H. White. College had greatest success under J.M. Wagstaff. . . . — Map (db m74717) HM
496Texas (Terry County), Tokio — 5495 — Tokio School
Early classes in the Tokio Area were held in the ranch house of the J Cross Ranch near the turn of the century. In 1911, a school building was constructed near the center of town (about 300 feet N), and classes were relocated. Larger school . . . — Map (db m71596) HM
497Texas (Titus County), Mount Pleasant — 11175 — First Presbyterian Church of Mt. Pleasant
This church was organized by the Rev. William Waldo Brimm (b. 1837), an early area evangelist, on Aug. 14, 1881. Two years later the congregation bought the land at this site and soon after began constructing a white frame church building. Despite . . . — Map (db m120027) HM
498Texas (Tom Green County), Carlsbad — 12228 — Anti-Tuberculosis Colony No. 1(McKnight State Tuberculosis Hospital)
In 1911 the Texas legislature passed a law calling for the establishment of state institutions for the treatment of tuberculosis. Founded across the highway in 1912, the Anti-Tuberculosis Colony No. 1 opened with facilities for 57 patients on a . . . — Map (db m95924) HM
499Texas (Tom Green County), Goodfellow Air Force Base — BT-13A ValiantDedicated 15 February 1994
Span: 42 Feet • Speed: 140 MPH Length: 29 Feet • Ceiling: 16,500 Feet Cost: $20,000 • Engine: 1 Pratt & Whitney R-985 Manufactured by Vultee, the BT-13 Valiant almost completely dominated the AAF Basic Pilot Training program during WWII. Called . . . — Map (db m12029) HM
500Texas (Tom Green County), Goodfellow Air Force Base — T-28A TrojanDedicated 30 June 1998
Span: 41 Feet • Speed: 283 MPH Length: 32 Feet • Ceiling: 25,200 Feet Cost: $123,000 • Engine: 1 Wright R-1300 From 1950 to 1957 North American Aviation manufactured 1,948 Trojans to replace the T-6 trainer, delivering the "A" Model to the Air . . . — Map (db m12026) HM

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