Until the 1870's, Live Oak county had private schools taught by clergymen and ranch employees in cabins, brush arbors, dugouts. County Judge G.W. Jones initiated (1876) community schools with tuition set at 71/2 cents a day per student. In time there were 43 of these small schools. Oakville in 1881 erected the county's first building for a free school and in 1899 had the first independent district. By 1917 George West and Three Rivers also had independent districts. Consolidations began in 1940, when the county had 9,799 people. By 1970, two consolidated schools served the entire county. (1975) [See school district names on back] Schools absorbed by George West: Anna Rose, Bell Kidd, Booth, Cadiz, Cardwell, Clegg, Cornelia, Dinero, Dobie, Goodwin, Gussettville, Hyman, Jarratt, Lagarto, Lapara, Leopard, Lewis, Lyne, Mahala, Marbach, Mikeska, Mote, Oakridge, Oakville, Ramirena, Votaw
Early Schools in Live Oak County (George West)
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Early Schools in Live Oak County (George West) is a historical marker in George West, Live Oak County, dedicated in 1975. It is one of 19 historical markers documented in Live Oak County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 34 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 28.3309, -98.1220 near George West. The nearest cataloged historic site is Live Oak County Courthouse (courthouse), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include George West, City of, St George, and Grace Armantrout Museum.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5297001363. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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