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There are way too many schools in the county
to mention, but below are some of the earliest schools in the county.
As time permits, I will try and get more information on some of these schools.
Bear Bend located one mile east of present Montgomery.
This was established in 1839.
Bedrock School
in the city of Willis on the southwest corner of what is now Danville and Mink
Street. This was a free public school, one room taught in the fall of 1896 by a
Miss Pearl Sandel and in the spring of 1897 by a Mr. Will Anderson.
Blackshear Elementary School was one of the two schools
that served the black students in grades 1-7 during the early 40's. It was
located 8 miles west on Old Montgomery Road in Leonidas. Ms. Cecil Hogue and Ms.
Carrie B. Felder were the teachers. This school was dissolved in 1949 and the
students attended Booker T. Washington.
E L Blackshear School
Conroe Independent School District
Bobbin
was used until 1927 then the students attended school in Dobbin.
Booker T. Washington High School
Mittie J. Campbell School was a black high school and
elementary school that burned in 1933 and a new school was built and named Booker T.
Washington.
Center Hill School
east of Willis.
Community Elementary*** now known as Stephen F. Austin in
Cut n' Shoot.
Conroe Elementary
School *** now known as Sam Houston
Elementary.
Conroe Independent School District*** was formed in 1892.
Conroe Mill School
built in 1886 was located near the present community of Beach. It was
constructed of rough lumber and furnished with homemade desks. This was the
first one-room Conroe Public School. This school was open each year for a
five month term.
Conroe Normal and Industrial College
Conroe
Primary School*** now known as
William B. Travis
Copeland's Chapel
(burned)
Danville
north of Willis.
David Crockett*** now known as Conroe High School
.
Dobbin
Dry Creek
consolidated in 1927-1928 term with Union Grove.
English and Classical School
located near Montgomery. In February 1842, an ad ran in in the
Galveston Daily Advertiser
with Rev. P. H. Fullenwider locating in the Landrum's neighborhood three miles
west of Montgomery.
Fostoria
John Doughtie School
located west of Willis
Kidd
closed in 1925.
Liberty
1927-1928 term students were transported to Community School.
Liberty School
east of Willis beyond the 4 miles crossroads near Seven Mile Caney.
Lone Oak School
located in the Weir Creek area of Willis.
Lost Prairie School
was a one room school was built in the
late 1890's and was used for both school and church. It was located about
5 miles west of Splendora off of FM2090. Some of the children that
attended were the Collins, Bradfords, Haydens, Houghs, Mizells, Partain, Vick
Martin and Cater. Some of the teachers that taught there were Albert Sallee, Proessor Clarke, Bertha Clarke Gilmore, Katie Clarke, Dixon Bazzoon,
Claudia Reeves, ad Alvie Partain. In the later 1920's, Lost Prairie school
was consolidated with Splendora School. (Deborah Stuart)
Magnolia first school was in the Grange Building at Mink. It was later built on the present site of the Flemming home. After
burning, it was rebuilt and later used when the new school was built in 1937.
Montgomery Academy of
Montgomery County located in
Montgomery.
McRae School.
1880-1925 after closing the students went to Liberty School. Located 15
miles east of Conroe just off FM 1484 (Airport road) and Williams Road.
Rayford
Sam Ashe School
1934-1935
also known as Albert Sidney Johnson was
located on Highway 75 South about one mile south of Pitchford Center and now the
freeway goes through where the school once sat. The children were bussed
to Sam Houston Elementary.
Security School House
Spring Hill School
east of Willis.
Sweet Home
(dilapidated) located in Leonidas.
Tamina
closed during the late 1940's and the students were bussed to Conroe.
Turkey Creek School located between Peach Creek and Turkey
Creek in Teddy, TX about 9 miles east of Willis on the Willis-Coldspring Road
(now FM1097). The one room school was an unpainted square wooden building
with glass windows approximately 30 X 60 and was set on wooden blocks. Two
of the teachers were Rudolph Britt and Will Anderson. School began in
October and lasted for six months.
Union
Grove 1928***was a modern 4 room wooden
school was built for $64,000 and is now known as Ben Milam located in
Grangerland.
Vick
consolidated in 1927-1928 term with Union Grove.
Waukegan
closed with the 1928-1929 term and
children attended Conroe Elementary. Located south of the main part
of town.
Wheatley Elementary School located in Tamina was one of the
two schools that served the black students in grades 1 - 7 during the early 1940's. Ms. Callie L. Cavil and Ms. Angelino McPherson were the teachers. This
school was dissolved in 1949 and the students attended Booker T. Washington.
White Oak School
west of Willis.
Willis Male and
Female College was founded in 1888
and was
located in the north part of Willis on the same corner of which one of the
campuses is now located on Thomason Street.
William B. Travis
located in Conroe was once the high school but after new high school was built
it was the junior high.
William B Travis
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