Historical MarkerNellie Leo Schunior School
La Joya · Hidalgo County · Dedicated 1992 · THC Atlas #5215003571
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Marker Inscription
This school's roots lie in the former town of Havana (2 mi. S), where between 1890 and 1944 area children, most of whom lived on nearby ranches, attended classes in a one-room schoolhouse. Nellie Leo Schunior (1878-1920), who later became the first superintendent of Chapin (now Edinburg) schools, taught in Havana from 1913 until 1916. Several years after her death, persistent flooding of the Rio Grande caused Havana residents to relocate their town to this area. They renamed the town La Joya, and built a new school in 1926 which they named in Schunior's honor. (1992)
About this site
Nellie Leo Schunior School is a historical marker in La Joya, Hidalgo County, dedicated in 1992. It is one of 138 historical markers documented in Hidalgo County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 236 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 26.2485, -98.4822 near La Joya. The nearest cataloged historic site is La Joya (cemetery), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Lakeview, Los Ejidos de Reynosa Vieja, and Havana.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5215003571. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
