The Brick Academy (Huntsville Academy) - Huntsville, TX
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jhuoni
N 30° 43.377 W 095° 32.840
15R E 256077 N 3401670
This marker is in the shadow of the walls of Huntsville's "Walls Unit".
Waymark Code: WMY10G
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/30/2018
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The Brick Academy
(Huntsville Academy)
When the town of Huntsville was scarcely settled, citizens donated funds for the purpose of establishing a school for their children. The trustees of the proposed school obtained from Huntsville founder Pleasant Gray and his wife, Hannah, a 5-acre track fronting on 12th Street and Avenue G for the sum of one cent on July 1, 1843. A substantial brick building was erected. Resulting in the name "Brick Academy". It was first a male school, but later became a female Academy with Miss Melinda Rankin, a well-known author and missionary, as principal. The First Baptist Church met at this location intermittently while a permanent church structure was being erected. The academy building and property were later enclosed by the north exterior wall of the Texas State Penitentiary.
Place by the Citizens of
Huntsville in Recognition of
the Sam Houston Bicentennial
Group that erected the marker: The Citizens of Huntsville
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Corner of 12th Street and Avenue I
Huntsville, TX USA
77320
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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