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Stonewall School

Mt. Pleasant, Titus County

Marker Text

This school traces its origin to educational instruction held in Bridges Chapel's First Methodist Church structure from 1867 until the early 1880s. According to local tradition a young teacher encouraged the community to "stand together like a stone wall" and a much needed school building was erected about 1884. A new school structure, built here in 1898 and enlarged about 1916 was razed and replaced by a two-room structure in 1953. The Stonewall School joined the Mount Pleasant Independent School District as a result of falling enrollment and closed its doors in 1957.

Marker Details

Address
Location Description Nine mi. NW of Mt Pleasant on US 271, then 0.25 mi. NE on CR NW 38
Marker # 11182
Dedicated 1992
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code educational topics
Latitude, Longitude Exact Lat/Lon Unknown

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