Marker Inscription
Laura Frances (Fanny) Shipe (1866-1942) was born in Woodstock, Va., and educated in Texas. In 1890, after teaching at McKinney's Collegiate Institute, she married Henry A. Finch (d. 1934), later a Texas legislator and mayor of the city. The couple had 7 children. In 1917 Mrs. Finch became one of the state's first women to serve on a school board. A born leader, she helped found such enterprises as the Owl Literary Club and the city's first Garden Club. She and her husband gave sites for a park and a college. This school was named in her honor in 1924.** (1978)***
About this site
Fanny Finch Elementary School is a historical marker in McKinney, Collin County, dedicated in 1978. It is one of 193 historical markers documented in Collin County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 345 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.1862, -96.6163 near McKinney. The nearest cataloged historic site is Saint Mark Baptist Church (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Bingham, John H., House, Collin McKinney, and Bradley Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5085001570. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
