| Marker Number |
91 |
| Atlas Number |
5177000091 |
| Marker Title |
African American Education in Gonzales |
| Index Entry |
African American Education in Gonzales |
| Address |
School St. |
| City |
Gonzales |
| County |
Gonzales |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
651134 |
| UTM Northing |
3265499 |
| Subject Codes |
African American topics; educational topics |
| Marker Year |
1997 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Southeast corner of School and Kleine streets. Marker is inside Edwards School. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Education for American Negro citizens of Gonzales began in the 1870s at the home of Myrtle Moses Mathis. More formalized instruction took place in the 1890s when the school occupied a 2-story community building. A brick schoolhouse was erected about 1914 on land donated by W.M. Fly and Josephine K. Peck. It was named George Edwards High School in 1922 and served 300 students and 8 teachers by 1940. Edwards High School was closed in 1964 as schools were desegregated in compliance with the federal Civil Rights Act. The school was sold in the 1970s. (1997) |
