Details for Site of Swann Hill School

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5093005159

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Marker Number 5159
Atlas Number 5093005159
Marker Title Site of Swann Hill School
Index Entry Swann Hill School
Address FM 2486
City Energy
County Comanche
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 554334
UTM Northing 3517331
Subject Codes educational topics
Marker Year 1992
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location From Energy, take FM 2486 3 miles west near CR 252.
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text John Henry Swann deeded this land about 1900 for educational purposes so that area children would not have to travel to Little Valley (3 mi. N) to school. In response, the Little Valley School closed and its building was relocated here. At its peak, Swann Hill offered ten grades of instruction to more than 100 students. In 1929, it was consolidated with the Pettit School (2 mi. W), and the schoolhouse was relocated again to enlarge that institution. Though operating only briefly, Swann Hill School was typical of early rural schools of the period. (1992)

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