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 An imposing brick and stone building superseded the wooden structure in 1903.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. |