Home of Bertha Dalton
N 29° 13.100 W 099° 47.414
14R E 423192 N 3232433
A medallion and marker on a historic home in a beautiful leafy green neighborhood along N Getty Street (US 83) near downtown Uvalde commemorates an early schoolteacher in this community.
Waymark Code: WMPJY0
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/10/2015
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Miss Bertha Dalton was an early Uvalde schoolteacher whose beautiful home at 543 N. Getty Street sports a state historic marker.
Marker Number: 2526
Marker Text:
(1879-1964)
Built in 1893 by Clara Horner. Bought 1905 by James T. Dalton, a retired sea captain, whose daughter Bertha taught in the Texas schools for 56 years.
At age 17 Miss Dalton began her career. She taught longest span, 1906-1954, in Uvalde, where she was high school principal 1917-1951. She also personally gave financial aid to help many students attend college.
House formerly had ornate banisters and trim on porch.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1968.
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