| Marker Number |
3579 |
| Atlas Number |
5027003579 |
| Marker Title |
Site of New Colony School |
| Index Entry |
New Colony School, Site of |
| Address |
|
| City |
Rogers vicinity |
| County |
Bell |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
675423 |
| UTM Northing |
3426901 |
| Subject Codes |
educational topics; Czech immigrants/immigration |
| Marker Year |
1994 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
From Rogers, take FM 2184 northeast about 5 miles to junction of FM 2184 and New Colony Road. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
In 1905-1906 Czech families from Elgin (Bastrop County) and Taylor (Williamson County) relocated to this area and established the Nova Osada (New Colony) community. The first school, known as "Blue School," opened in 1909 in a one-room fraternal lodge hall built in 1908 on land purchased from John and Frances Shenkir. Vince Stepan, Sam S. Bennett, and B.S. Guess served as first trustees. A 3-room school, built here in the early 1920s, served the area until 1942 when New Colony School merged with the Rogers Independent School District. The schoolhouse was later moved from this site. (1995) |
