Marker Inscription
Miss Sally Thompson School Building, about 1840. Blue-back speller taught here. Fee: $3 a month. Now Allen Home. Recorded Historic Landmark, 1965
Historical Marker
Thompson School Building, Miss Sally
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About this site
Thompson School Building, Miss Sally is a historical marker in Anderson, Grimes County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 73 historical markers documented in Grimes County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 213 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.4846, -95.9843 near Anderson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Anderson Baptist Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Fanthorp Inn, Kennard, Michael Moore, and Kenneth Lewis Anderson.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5185008622. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
This building in the historic town of Anderson dates to about 1835-1840 and is associated with a school taught by Miss Sally Thompson. In later years it became the home of Mrs. J. H. (Irene T.) Allen, author of the local history "The Saga of Anderson."
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