First Pharr-San Juan-Alamo School
N 26° 11.600 W 098° 10.528
14R E 582383 N 2897356
This is a Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986 historical marker.
Waymark Code: WM9483
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/26/2010
Views: 9
The first Pharr-San Juan-Alamo school was built and first used for the 1916-17 school year. The name was changed several times. Today it sits closed up and unused.
Marker Number: 1810
Marker Text:
The Common School District of Pharr and San Juan began construction of this school in 1915. First used for the 1916-17 school year, its enrollment was 143, with twelve teachers and a graduating class of nine. The name was changed in 1919 to Pharr San Juan Independent School District. Although the town of Alamo was also founded that year and contributed students to the school, the Alamo name was not officially added until 1959. In 1961 this became Jefferson Junior High. It was named Memorial Junior High in 1979 in honor of all Pharr-San Juan-Alamo veterans.
Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986
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