Historical MarkerBlack Education in Seguin
Seguin · Guadalupe County · Dedicated 1986 · THC Atlas #5187000421
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Marker Inscription
Sponsored by the Second Baptist Church, the first public school for blacks in Seguin opened in 1871. Through the efforts of the Rev. Leonard Ilsley (1818-1903), and the Rev. William Baton Ball (1840-1923), a frame school was built on this site, and named Abraham Lincoln School. Ball was the first principal. In 1892, the Lincoln School became a part of the Seguin Public School System. The name was changed to Ball High School in 1925, and ceased to be separate facility for blacks in 1966 when the Seguin Public School System was integrated. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986.
About this site
Black Education in Seguin is a historical marker in Seguin, Guadalupe County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 75 historical markers documented in Guadalupe County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 249 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.5705, -97.9709 near Seguin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Juan Seguin School (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Sebastopol, Joseph Sonka House, and Hugo and Georgia Gibson House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5187000421. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
