Azle Schools
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N 32° 53.737 W 097° 32.566
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This marker, uniquely mounted within the Azle Elementary School sign, recounts a local tradition of the early days of school in the town of Azle.
Waymark Code: WM2DKR
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/16/2007
Views: 29
Texas Historical Commission Atlas data:
Index Entry: Azle School
Address: 301 Church St.
City: Azle
County: Tarrant
Subject Codes: ED
Year Marker Erected: 1982
Marker Size: 18" x 28"
Repairs Completed: None
Marker Number: 256
Marker Text:
According to local tradition, pioneer settler J.G. Reynolds started the first area school in the 1850s. Early classes were held in log cabins and in the Ash Creek Baptist Church building. Despite interruptions caused by Indian attacks and the Civil War, the Azle Schools grew through consolidation with such nearby schools as Promised Land, Steele, Slover, Sabathany, Liberty, Briar, Bluff Springs and a local college started by William Lipscomb. An Independent District since the 1950s, the Azle School System serves as a reminder of the community's pioneer heritage. (1982)
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