Site of Concord School
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N 30° 44.287 W 097° 56.201
14R E 601789 N 3401062
This post-mounted subject marker stands at the corner of CR 200 and CR 202 in Liberty Hill.
Waymark Code: WMPX61
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/02/2015
Views: 6
Marker erected by: Texas Historical Commission
Texas Historical Commission Atlas data:
Index Entry Concord School, Site of
City Liberty Hill
County Williamson
Subject Codes educational topics
Year Marker Erected 1999
Marker Location 6 mi. N of Liberty Hill on CR 200 to CR 202
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Number: 12299
Marker Text:
First settled in the 1850s, this area boasted a school named Clear Creek by 1857. Concord School was established in nearby Brizendine Mills in 1883. By 1888 the Concord School was located in the Bear Creek settlement, succeeding the Clear Creek School. In 1896 H. N. Elliott and J. E. Elliott gave their land on the shore of Bear Creek for the site of a one-room schoolhouse. A new structure was added in 1921, and the facility was expanded as necessary. Enrollment peaked at 133 in the 1930s, but the school declined in the 1940s as enrollment dropped and young men and women departed to participate in the war effort. Graduates of the Concord School served Williamson County, the State of Texas, and the nation. (1999)
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