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Site of Holt School (2 miles west)

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FM 378, CR A, Silverton, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 34° 19' 3.96597", -101° 27' 23.139"
 
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    In 1913, G.C. Holt moved his wife and eight children to the Briscoe-Floyd county line. Because of the distance to the nearest school, Holt and neighbor E.M. Lawson organized the Holt school district, commissioned on September 7, 1920 with two acres of land. In 1921, trustees built a one-room frame schoolhouse, and it opened with 15 students, one teacher and courses for grades 1-7. Over the years, teachers often boarded with local families. The school closed in 1933 during the Great Depression, and the building stood vacant until 1944, when it was dismantled. Later, an irrigation well for area farms was located on the former school site. (2005)

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Site of Holt School (2 miles west) Historical Marker Location Map, Silverton, Texas