Rural Shade
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 32° 02.982 W 096° 08.263
14S E 770261 N 3549527
Texas Historical Marker noting the establishment and decline of the Rural Shade community, slightly southeast of Kerens, TX.
Waymark Code: WMNMTJ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/05/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
Views: 2

Marker Number: 12114

Marker Text:
As early as 1850 there were several families living in the area near the Wildcat Ferry on the Trinity River. In 1852 a gravel road designed to be the best route from Corsicana to the Wildcat Ferry ran directly through this community. In 1858 Washington Ingram became the first postmaster of Rural Shade. A school district was created in 1867. In 1888, Rural Shade Baptist Church of Christ was established and land was deeded to the community for a school and a church to be shared by the Methodist Episcopal, Christian, and Primitive and Missionary Baptist churches. Many early settlers were farmers living in log cabins with dirt floors. By the turn of the century there were several fine large homes, most still surrounded by barns filled with livestock. In 1917 church membership was 237. School enrollment had reached 305 pupils by 1929. Rural Free Delivery began in 1912; Rural Shade continued to grow until World War II, when many young people departed for cities and did not return. In 1953 a community center was created in the school building on this site. Ex-students reunited each July through the 20th century. (1998)


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