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West Fork School

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9 mi. S of Windthorst on SH 16 at Prideaux Rd., Windthorst, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 33° 25' 45.7968", -98° 27' 25.398"
 
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    West Fork School Begun in the early 1880s as the Baggett School, taught by landowner Silas Baggett, the West Fork School served students in this rural region for more than 60 years. In order to remain in the center of a dispersed agricultural community, the two-room school building was moved twice: once in 1886, when it was renamed New Hope, and again in the 1920s to this site, where it was called West Fork. By 1944, enrollment had declined to six children, and the school was closed. Students were reassigned to school in Antelope. The building was relocated to Archer City, where it served as a residence until it burned some years later.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

West Fork School Historical Marker Location Map, Windthorst, Texas