Moravia School

Many Czech and German immigrants settled in this area of South Texas in the 1870s. Moravia was a Czech farming community that included homes, a Catholic church, businesses, and a school. The first school in the Moravia community was a one-room structure located about one mile northwest of this site. Students attended classes on a tuition basis. The one-room schoolhouse was destroyed by fire in 1878, and students temporarily attended school in a former store building (about 1 mile north). Land at this site was acquired in 1885. Moravia School, a two-story schoolhouse with two classrooms, was erected in 1887. Classes were conducted primarily in the Czech language until 1895. Additional land acquisitions in 1908 and 1922 enlarged the school property, and in 1923 materials from the 1887 structure were used in the construction of a larger school facility with four classrooms. Serving students from a large rural area, the Moravia School continued to grow as other rural schools declined. Students participated in scholastic, literary, and athletic activities. The Moravia School was closed following the 1971-72 school year and was consolidated with the Hallettsville School System.

Moravia School is a historical marker in Hallettsville, Lavaca County, dedicated in 1989. It is one of 95 historical markers documented in Lavaca County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 129 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.5873, -96.9856 near Hallettsville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church (historic place), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include SPJST Moravia Cemetery, Matula Settlement Cemetery, and SPJST Velehrad Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5285004838. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.