| Marker Number |
15647 |
| Atlas Number |
5507015647 |
| Marker Title |
Site of Pecan Springs School |
| Index Entry |
Pecan Springs School, Site of |
| Address |
5020 Manor Road |
| City |
Austin |
| County |
Travis |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
626204 |
| UTM Northing |
3352503 |
| Subject Codes |
educational topics |
| Marker Year |
1973 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Harvard Place Apartments, sw corner of Manor Road and E. 51st St, marker reported missing 6/10/19 |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
Missing |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
In community where scalping and dramatic rescue of Josiah Wilbarger occurred in 1833. By 1875 area had developed so much that a schoolhouse was built at this site. Original 30 x 40-foot structure was set on 4.68 acres of land. A Mr. Goodnight was the first teacher; he had 85 pupils in one-room school. Later, under county system, this became District Number 61. Its southern boundary was the Colorado River. By 1943 it had six teachers. It was annexed to Austin in 1951; closed in 1956. (1973) |
