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Pedernales Rural School

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Fredericksburg, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 30° 12' 19.93407000012", -98° 56' 56.35003999992"
 
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    The Pedernales community, established here by German immigrant farmers in the 1840s, was joined with the Live Oak community to form a school district in 1854. Sometime prior to 1875 a native stone schoolhouse was built at this site. State funds and tuition supported the 1-teacher, 7-grade school. Picnics on schulpruefung (final exam day), plays, Christmas programs, and music practices became traditional activities at the school. Falling student enrollment during World War II led to the school's closing in 1945. The school building was converted to residential use in the 1980s.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Pedernales Rural School Historical Marker Location Map, Fredericksburg, Texas