| Marker Number |
421 |
| Atlas Number |
5187000421 |
| Marker Title |
Black Education in Seguin |
| Index Entry |
Black Education in Seguin |
| Address |
225 North Saunders |
| City |
Seguin |
| County |
Guadalupe |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
599615 |
| UTM Northing |
3271672 |
| Subject Codes |
Baptist denomination; African American topics; educational topics |
| Marker Year |
1986 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
225 North Saunders, Seguin |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Sponsored by the Second Baptist Church, the first public school for blacks in Seguin opened in 1871. Through the efforts of the Rev. Leonard Ilsley (1818-1903), and the Rev. William Baton Ball (1840-1923), a frame school was built on this site, and named Abraham Lincoln School. Ball was the first principal. In 1892, the Lincoln School became a part of the Seguin Public School System. The name was changed to Ball High School in 1925, and ceased to be separate facility for blacks in 1966 when the Seguin Public School System was integrated. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986. |
