Marker Inscription
(May 14, 1881 -February 13, 1950) After growing up in an Alabama foster home, Zenobia Estelle married C. C. Trimble and came to Wichita Falls. They had two children. While her husband was principal of Booker T. Washington School, she taught and helped him begin science classes. She worked for 38 years at the "Colored Day Nursery" for children of working mothers. Mrs. Trimble earned community respect for her aid to the underprivileged, to schoolchildren, and to young women. (Recorded - 1979.)
About this site
Trimble, Zenobia is a historical marker in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, dedicated in 1979. It is one of 73 historical markers documented in Wichita County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 87 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.8664, -98.5566 near Wichita Falls. The nearest cataloged historic site is Call Field Monument (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Call Field, Wichita Falls Lodge No. 635 A.F. and A.M., and Midwestern University Desegregation.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5485005945. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
