Details for Site of Grady School

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5139007106

Data

Marker Number 7106
Atlas Number 5139007106
Marker Title Site of Grady School
Index Entry Grady School, Site of
Address
City Palmer
County Ellis
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 713783
UTM Northing 3592394
Subject Codes educational topics
Marker Year 1990
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location On FM 813 about 4 mi. N. of Palmer
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text Originally established in 1895 to serve children on the pioneer Farrar family, Grady school eventually grew into a community rural school. The first school building, located on a hill overlooking the north bank of Red Oak Creek, was replaced in 1919 by a second building on the south side of the creek. Mrs. Simon Bowden Farrar named the school for Henry W. Grady, editor of the Atlanta Constitution newspaper. The Grady School continued to serve students in this area until the late 1920s. After it closed the students transferred to school in nearby communities.

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