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Site of Old Taylor School

Vanderpool, Bandera County

Marker Text

Founded 1883, named for Henry Taylor. He, Gid Thompson and other early settlers gave land and founded school. First trustees were D. Harper, H. Kennedy, H. Taylor. In the first one-room frame building, desks and recitation benches were home made. After it burned, two more were built before consolidation with Utopia, 1937. Miss Sue Harper, Frank Robinson, and "Miss Mattie" Noel listed among outstanding teachers. This was community center; weekly Literary Society, Sunday school, church met here. This marker given by and in memory of former pupils. (1967)

Marker Details

Address
Location Description FM 187, W side, 0.3 mi. N of West Sabinal Road, between Vanderpool and Utopia.
Marker # 4862
Dedicated 1967
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code schools; educational topics
Latitude, Longitude 29.654141, -99.541624

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