Historical MarkerMcCamey Junior High School
McCamey · Upton County · Dedicated 1967 · THC Atlas #5461003277
The roadside stories worth pulling over for.
Marker Inscription
Site is "Old High School," an outgrowth of 1920s oil boom. No school existed in McCamey prior to 1925, when 20 students were taught in a tin shack on 5th street. A year later school had 550 pupils in classes held in dance halls, skating rinks and 2 churches. Desks and seats were apple and orange crates. This building, erected in 1927, was community center-- setting for weddings, funerals, meetings of Draft Board, other activities. Used as high school until 1961. First superintendent, C. V. Compton, set high goals-- which since have guided the schools.
About this site
McCamey Junior High School is a historical marker in McCamey, Upton County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 21 historical markers documented in Upton County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 24 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.1279, -102.2199 near McCamey. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Little House on the Corner (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Adrian Building, King Mountain, and Mendoza Trail.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5461003277. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
