1927 - Crowell High School - Crowell, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 33° 59.431 W 099° 43.243
14S E 433435 N 3761338
This is a red brick two story rectangle school building. The area above the entrance has cement decorations.
Waymark Code: WM15YN2
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/24/2022
Views: 0
Historical Marker:
The first local local schools organized shortly after the establishment of the community in 1891. Commissioners divided Foard County into nine school districts, including one for Crowell. Early settler Benjamin R. Blankenship contributed funds toward the first school. Residents then constructing a building at Gibson (now Horner) and Marietta Streets. Crowell College was also a vital community and religious center; the school's auditorium hosted church services and stage plays. After a fire destroyed the building in 1897, residents built a new structure. The State of Texas gave the school accreditation by 1908, when it first held graduation exercises. Larger structures replaced older ones in 1912 and here in 1928. Through the years, the community added additional buildings, including a grade school finished in 1938 with aid from Public Works Administration and Civil Works Administration funding. Residents built a new African-American school building in 1934 and made improvements to it in 1953.
Year of construction: 1927
Cross-listed waymark: [Web Link]
Full inscription:
(Masonic Emblem)
LEVELED BY
CROWELL LODGE
NO. 840 A.E. & A.M.
A.D. 1927
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