Marker Inscription
Friberg School was created in 1895 to serve families in this area. By 1896 students attended classes in a granary owned by Will Friberg; the following year John Friberg donated land here and a 2-room schoolhouse was erected. The school also served as a community gathering place, and by 1922 increased enrollment led to the addition of a third room. Upper level students began attending Wichita Falls High School in 1931, and in 1956 Clay County's Thornberry School consolidated with Friberg. After a 1969 fire left only the cafeteria intact, Friberg School closed.
About this site
Friberg School is a historical marker in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, dedicated in 1993. It is one of 75 historical markers documented in Wichita County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 94 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 34.0019, -98.4566 near Wichita Falls. The nearest cataloged historic site is Friberg-Cooper Methodist Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Cooper School and Church, Site of, Jenny to Jet, and Kell Field Air Terminal.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5485004803. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
