| Marker Number |
4908 |
| Atlas Number |
5335004908 |
| Marker Title |
Site of Valley View School |
| Index Entry |
Valley View School, Site of |
| Address |
CR 412 off SH 208 via FM 1982, 8 mi. from Colorado City |
| City |
Colorado City |
| County |
Mitchell |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
332825 |
| UTM Northing |
3596585 |
| Subject Codes |
educational topics |
| Marker Year |
1982 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
From Colorado City take SH 208 about 3.6 miles north. Turn east onto FM 1982. Continue east 4 miles to county road 412. Take 412 north one mile to marker just across bridge. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
In 1905 nine men from the Lone Wolf Valley adopted plans for a community school. Named Valley View by S.H. Hart, it began under the direction of eighteen-year-old Aury Williams, the first teacher. Edmond Seymour donated land at this site for a one-room schoolhouse, constructed by W.D. McCarley, T.J. Coffee, A.J. Compton, J.B. Cranfill, J.H.T. Johnson, Billie Seymour and Willie Seymour. The building was also used as a community center. The Valley View School continued to serve the surrounding rural area until 1942, when it was consolidated with the Loraine District. (1982) |
