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Site of Booker T. Washington School |
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Katy Blvd. & E. 5th St., Bonham,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
33° 34' 34.78320000012",
-96° 10' 15.15875999988"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
According to local tradition the Bonham Colored School began in a one-room structure in northwest Bonham in the early 1890s. Enrollment in the 4-teacher school grew from 40 pupils in 1904 to 216 in 1911. By 1920 the school offered 11 grades and was called Booker T. Washington. A new school complex, funded in part by the Rosenwald Foundation, was built on 10 acres here in 1928; Ray Seay served as principal. The school expanded to 12 grades in 1940. Until 1966, when it closed due to school integration, the school served as a focal point for Bonham's entire African American community. Sesquicentennial of Texas Statehood 1845 - 1995
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Site of Booker T. Washington School Historical Marker Location Map, Bonham, Texas
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