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School
Hill School Today
Photo courtesy
of Carl Jones |
History
in a Pecan Shell
The Handbook of Texas, which mentions School Hill in the past tense,
has seven lines of information which have been condensed into the
following paragraph:
“Probably established in the late nineteenth century, the oldest graves
in the cemetery date back to 1884. About 1900 a school was erected
on a hill above the community and in 1935 the school had one teacher
and twenty pupils.” In 1940 the community had a school, a church,
a cemetery, and scattered dwellings. The school was consolidated with
the Lingleville school in the
1940s.” |
Charlie Turnbo
of Salado, Texas,
whose family comes from the School Hill region has sent a wonderful
history of the community - and the church that was the town’s anchor.
We’re pleased to be able to reprint Mr. Trunbo’s history which is
a close look - not only of School Hill - but a representational view
of the entire region. The details and anecdotes with the photographs
provided paint a vivid picture of the community's past.
See The Churches of School
Hill › |
| Texas
Escapes, in its purpose to preserve historic, endangered and vanishing
Texas, asks that anyone wishing to share their local history, stories,
landmarks and vintage/historic photos, please contact
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