Details for Old Pakan School
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5483003776
Data
| Marker Number | 3776 |
| Atlas Number | 5483003776 |
| Marker Title | Old Pakan School |
| Index Entry | Pakan School |
| Address | FM 453 |
| City | Lela |
| County | Wheeler |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 369789 |
| UTM Northing | 3905518 |
| Subject Codes | educational topics; Czech immigrants/immigration |
| Marker Year | 1967 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | SW corner FM 453 and CR W, about 4.5 mi. N of I-40 |
| Private Property | |
| Marker Condition | |
| Marker Size | 14" x 24" |
| Marker Text | Named for Sam Pakan, Sr., (1875-1929), Slovak emigrant. Success in Chicago enabled him to buy land here, 1904. Ten other Slovak families joined him and pooled funds to build first school, 1907. Some old settlers remaining include Linkeys, Mertels, Pakans, Macinas, Hrnciars, Smiths and Cadras. (1967) |