Center Grove School House Bell - Stephenville, TX
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The Snowdog
N 32° 13.395 W 098° 11.945
14S E 575468 N 3565462
This old school bell, for the Center Grove School House, is on display at the Stephenville Museum in Stephenville, Texas.
Waymark Code: WM13K0X
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/28/2020
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In 1870 families from Eutah County, Alabama, formed a 20-wagon train to seek a new home in the West. After nine weeks, they made their home in what became the Center Grove Community. They erected a school soon after arriving, but when enrollment reached 90, the pioneers built a larger, two-level structure.
In March 1986, the schoolhouse, donated by Mr. and Mrs. John B. Collier IV, was moved to the museum grounds from the Diamond C Ranch, seven miles northeast of Stephenville. One room is furnished as a turn-of-the-century classroom; a second room is available as a community meeting place. The school bell is on display at the "Boys Entrance" at the north end of the school.
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