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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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    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