Marker Inscription
Education for American Negro citizens of Gonzales began in the 1870s at the home of Myrtle Moses Mathis. More formalized instruction took place in the 1890s when the school occupied a 2-story community building. A brick schoolhouse was erected about 1914 on land donated by W.M. Fly and Josephine K. Peck. It was named George Edwards High School in 1922 and served 300 students and 8 teachers by 1940. Edwards High School was closed in 1964 as schools were desegregated in compliance with the federal Civil Rights Act. The school was sold in the 1970s. (1997)
About this site
African American Education in Gonzales is a historical marker in Gonzales, Gonzales County, dedicated in 1997. It is one of 94 historical markers documented in Gonzales County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 186 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.5099, -97.4407 near Gonzales. The nearest cataloged historic site is Edwards High School Community Center and African American Museum (museum), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include St. Andrews (Gonzales), San Jacinto, Route of Gen. Sam Houston to, and The Eggleston House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5177000091. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
