| Marker Number |
1570 |
| Atlas Number |
5085001570 |
| Marker Title |
Fanny Finch Elementary School |
| Index Entry |
Fanny Finch Elementary School |
| Address |
1205 S. Tennessee |
| City |
McKinney |
| County |
Collin |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
722236 |
| UTM Northing |
3674411 |
| Subject Codes |
women, women's history topics; educational topics; women's clubs |
| Marker Year |
1978 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
1205 S. Tennessee, McKinney |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Laura Frances (Fanny) Shipe (1866-1942) was born in Woodstock, Va., and educated in Texas. In 1890, after teaching at McKinney's Collegiate Institute, she married Henry A. Finch (d. 1934), later a Texas legislator and mayor of the city. The couple had 7 children. In 1917 Mrs. Finch became one of the state's first women to serve on a school board. A born leader, she helped found such enterprises as the Owl Literary Club and the city's first Garden Club. She and her husband gave sites for a park and a college. This school was named in her honor in 1924.** (1978)*** |
