Details for Paul L. Rutledge, Sr.
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5001008805
Data
| Marker Number | 8805 |
| Atlas Number | 5001008805 |
| Marker Title | Paul L. Rutledge, Sr. |
| Index Entry | Rutledge, Paul L., Sr. |
| Address | |
| City | Tucker |
| County | Anderson |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 240333 |
| UTM Northing | 3505078 |
| Subject Codes | African American topics; educational topics |
| Marker Year | 1991 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | about 2.4 mi. east of US 79/84 and SH 294 intersection in Magnolia Cemetery, 5 mi. from Tucker |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | grave marker |
| Marker Text | (1904 - 1961) A graduate of Prairie View A&M College, prominent educator Paul Rutledge, Sr., also attended Tuskegee Institute and Atlanta University. He served as principal of Flint Hill High school near Neches from 1933 to 1937, and Green Bay High School at Tucker from 1937 to 1942. In 1942 he became a Texas Education Agency area supervisor for vocational agriculture. Rutledge was a positive influence for generations of African American school children in Texas. (1991) |