Details for Forney Independent School District

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5257008519

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Marker Number 8519
Atlas Number 5257008519
Marker Title Forney Independent School District
Index Entry Forney Independent School Dist.
Address
City Forney
County Kaufman
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 736457
UTM Northing 3625760
Subject Codes educational topics
Marker Year 1994
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location 600 S. Bois d'Arc St., Forney
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text Public education began in Forney (then named Brooklyn) about 1868 when a 16' x 16' room was built, serving as both a schoolhouse and Union church. Forney School District No. 9, formed in 1876, was part of a county-wide school system. In 1889 the first structure was replaced by a 2-story wooden school building. In 1899 the Forney Independent School District was formed. An imposing brick and stone building superseded the wooden structure in 1903. The present edifice was erected in 1938 by a WPA grant. Recent activities included the restoration of the 1938 Forney High School building.
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