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Site of German-English School

Bartlett vicinity, Bell County

Marker Text

Established by German immigrants in 1880, the German-English School was an early school in the Bartlett area. First called Indian Creek School, the name was changed due to popular usage and the nature of instruction, which was in English during the winter and and German during the summer. Closely associated with St. John's Lutheran Church, the school shared facilities with the church until 1896, when a church sanctuary was built. The school was closed in 1948, but the building remained in use for community functions until the early 1960s. (1988)

Marker Details

Address
Location Description 1 mile north of Bartlett on SH 95, in St. John's Lutheran Church parking lot
Marker # 2177
Dedicated 1988
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code educational topics; German immigrants/immigration
Latitude, Longitude 30.809642, -97.420997

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