Menchaca Elementary Mustang
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Menchaca Elementary is home to the "mighty mighty mustangs". The school is part of the Austin Independent School District and is located in Manchaca, Texas.
Waymark Code: WM5CQV
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/19/2008
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School Facts and Figures
Date Built: 1977
Grades: PK-5
Enrollment: 630
School Colors: Blue and White
School Mascot: Mustangs
Named for José Antonio Menchaca
The differences in the school and community name is taken from the Handbook of Texas:
"Manchaca is ten miles southwest of Austin in southwestern Travis County. It was named for nearby Manchaca Springs, where José Antonio Menchaca once camped. In 1851 a post office known as Manchac House opened two miles south of the present townsite, with William Pelham as postmaster; the office was discontinued the next year. A second office, called Manchac, was in operation at the present townsite between June 1874 and May 1875; after it closed, mail for area residents was sent to nearby Onion Creek.
In 1881 the International-Great Northern Railroad completed its track between Austin and Laredo, giving the small community new life. With the railroad in 1881 came a third post office, now spelled Manchaca (pronounced "Manshack"). By 1884 Manchaca had seventy-five residents and served as a shipping point for grain, cotton, posts, and lumber.
A school, a hotel, and a Methodist church were added in the 1890s. The community became the focus of a common school district, which in the 1930s had two grade schools for white students and one grade school for black students. The district joined with Oak Hill in 1961 to form a rural high school district and was annexed to the Austin Independent School District in 1967."
School name: Menchaca Elementary
Artist: Not listed
Year Created/Dedicated: Not listed
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