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Springlake-Earth School

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US 385 N 3 miles;1 mi. W on county road, Springlake, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 34° 15' 38.09053000008", -102° 21' 30.4128100008"
 
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    (in 202-Square-Mile District) Opened 1908 as one-room school, Springlake became an independent district in 1924 when Halsell ranch land sold to settlers and local population increased. Enlarged school opened 1925 in new $30,000 brick structure on site bought from J. F. Kelley. E. C. Martin was superintendent; Otis Brown, M. E. Cleavinger, Earl Hewitt, Arthur Edwards, George Linville, H. M. Packard, W. C. White, trustees. Band and football squad were organized and school paper begun in 1928. Enrollment, curriculum and school plant continue to expand. Earth was added to the school name in March 1964. (1972)

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Springlake-Earth School Historical Marker Location Map, Texas