Site of Holt School

(2 miles east) 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)

Site of Holt School is a historical marker in Silverton, Briscoe County, dedicated in 2005. It is one of 15 historical markers documented in Briscoe County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 18 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 34.3175, -101.4342 near Silverton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Site of Reeves Post Office (historical marker), about 7.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Site of Celtic Post Office, First Baptist Church of Silverton, and First Methodist Church of Silverton.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5045013111. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.