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First Rural School West of Pecos River |
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Fort Davis,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
30° 30' 42.33066000012",
-103° 45' 50.7163799988"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Built 1881 of adobe brick, by settlers P. H. Pruett, Cal Nations, James Dawson, Joe Dorsey. At the same time Pruett built home a half-mile north. A Texas Rangers' camp in area gave protection from Indians. Mrs. Pruett once made a midnight ride to alert Rangers to approach of Apaches. Pruett sold home, 1883, to Fort Davis Commandant B. H. Grierson, and founded Lone Cottonwood Ranch 4 miles east. School was closed after he moved. In 1912 Pruett sold Cottonwood to H. L. Kokernot; now several Kokernot ranches use it as headquarters. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
First Rural School West of Pecos River Historical Marker Location Map, Fort Davis, Texas
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