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Center Point School |
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Pittsburg,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
32° 57' 26.71209",
-94° 49' 35.02167999996"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Began as a Freedmen's community about 1865-70. The Willie Johnson family were the first settlers and were soon joined by other families. In 1899 G. W. Goulsby opened a one-room school, the first in the settlement; Pete Griffin was the first teacher. In 1916 a new five-room school was built. In later years campus additions, partly funded by the Julius Rosenwald Fund, included a teacherage, library, dormitories, cafeteria, and gymnasium. Students maintained a farm and garden and operated a cannery. Center Point School was closed in 1952.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Center Point School Historical Marker Location Map, Pittsburg, Texas
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