Details for Pedernales Rural School

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5171010095

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Marker Number 10095
Atlas Number 5171010095
Marker Title Pedernales Rural School
Index Entry Pedernales Rural School
Address 7162 S. SH 16
City Fredericksburg
County Gillespie
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 504888
UTM Northing 3342051
Subject Codes educational topics; German immigrants/immigration
Marker Year 1993
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location Off SH 16 on private property
Private Property Yes
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text The Pedernales community, established here by German immigrant farmers in the 1840s, was joined with the Live Oak community to form a school district in 1854. Sometime prior to 1875 a native stone schoolhouse was built at this site. State funds and tuition supported the 1-teacher, 7-grade school. Picnics on "schulpruefung" (final exam day), plays, Christmas programs, and music practices became traditional activities at the school. Falling student enrollment during World War II led to the school's closing in 1945. The school building was converted to residential use in the 1980s. (1993)

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