Details for Radhost School

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507013943

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Marker Number 13943
Atlas Number 5507013943
Marker Title Radhost School
Index Entry Radhost School
Address CR 206
City Hallettsville
County Lavaca
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 697084
UTM Northing 3265788
Subject Codes educational topics; Czech immigrants/immigration
Marker Year 2007
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location CR 206, 1.2 mi. E of FM 957. Map dot approximate.
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text Settlers of the community of Radhost, many of whom were immigrants from Czechoslovakia, funded the building of a school which opened in 1873. Beginning as a one-teacher school taught in the Bohemian language, it became a two-classroom English language school with the construction of a new building in 1930. Radhost School housed grades one through ten, and subjects included reading, writing, health, civics, history and drawing. Reflecting the importance of farming in Radhost, the school year began in the fall after crops were harvested. The school remained in use until 1955, when annexed by Hallettsville Independent School District. (2007)

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