| Marker Number |
4727 |
| Atlas Number |
5285004727 |
| Marker Title |
Site of Baursville School |
| Index Entry |
Baursville School, Site of |
| Address |
|
| City |
Moulton |
| County |
Lavaca |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
684064 |
| UTM Northing |
3273779 |
| Subject Codes |
educational topics; Czech immigrants/immigration; German immigrants/immigration |
| Marker Year |
1993 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
from Moulton, take FM 532 about 5 miles east to CR 261, then go north on CR 261 about .9 miles |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
27" x 42" |
| Marker Text |
Early settlers August Baur (1841-1902) and his wife Emilie (1848-1901) donated five acres about 1.5 miles north of this site for a community school in 1881. A one-room school building was erected shortly thereafter. Because many students who first attended the school were members of German and Czech families who settled this area, instruction initially was offered in both the German and English languages. Tuition charges and private donations supported the school for about five months of the year. The school building was also the site of religious services held by the Rev. Wilhelm Westerhoff of Moulton's Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church. In 1892 severe storm damage to the school building prompted local citizens to erect a new three-room structure here which they named Concordia School No. 33. After becoming a public school in 1895, its name was changed to Baursville for August Baur who was also recognized as the founder of the community. The Baursville School building was renovated in 1927. At its height the school offered instruction in ten grades for about 95 students. The school continued to serve students in the rural Baursville area until 1951 when it was annexed to the Moulton Independent School District. The school building was later razed. 1994 |
