Historical MarkerPleasant Run School
Colleyville · Tarrant County · Dedicated 1986 · THC Atlas #5439004053
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Marker Inscription
Early settlers have recalled that a log school stood near this site as early as 1870. By 1877, 45 students were enrolled. In 1884, A.J. Colwell deeded two acres here to the Pleasant Run School Trustees for a public school and church. In 1897 a wooden school-house stood here and one teacher, Emma Dixon, was teaching 93 students during a 120-day term. A 2-story brick building was completed c. 1913, replaced by a Works Progress Administration structure in 1939. About 233 students were enrolled in 1960. Classes were last held here in 1962, soon after consolidation with Grapevine.
About this site
Pleasant Run School is a historical marker in Colleyville, Tarrant County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 358 historical markers documented in Tarrant County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 501 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.8898, -97.1542 near Colleyville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dr. Lilburn Howard Colley (historical marker), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Pleasant Run Baptist Church, Bransford, and The Bidault House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5439004053. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
