Tubac Schools
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leadhiker
N 31° 36.741 W 111° 02.806
12R E 495563 N 3497469
T. Lillie Mercer, Sabino Otero and others established the Tubac town site in 1882, built the Tubac School in 1885, and they organized the Tubac Scouts in 1866 to fight the Apaches.
Waymark Code: WM8QE4
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 05/02/2010
Views: 8
In 1789, Toribio Otero received the first land grant in this area in exchange for teaching school at his ranch. A school district was established in 1876 and in 1885 T. Lillie Mercer built this school, one of the earliest in Arizona. It was in use until 1965 and is now a part of Tubac Presidio State Park.
Marker Name: Tubac Schools
Type of history commemorated: Place
County: Santa Cruz
Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker:
Tubac Historical Society and the Arizona Historical Society
Year placed: unknown
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