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Rock Springs Schoolhouse |
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Gladewater,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
32° 29' 56.326596",
-94° 58' 18.368076"
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Texas State Historical Marker |
Built 1849, with donated labor and lumber. One-teacher school was taught here until 1930's. First teacher was J. C. Vernon. First trustees: Thomas G. Chisum, James Squire Dillingham, Joel Smith. (Smith donated the site.) Building was also used for church, Grange, socials, fraternal meetings, and political rallies. Community named for nearby springs. Settled by pioneers from Tennessee. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Rock Springs Schoolhouse Historical Marker Location Map, Gladewater, Texas
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