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Marker No: 15099

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker 

Geographic: 

Location: On County Road 402, about 100 yards north of the intersection of County Road 401, Waelder

Marker Text:  In the mid-1930s, area residents completed a frame school building at this location. The structure replaced a smaller building named Cedar Springs School. The new school was named Branecky School, for community leaders John and Paulina (Machac) Branecky. The couple settled in this area in 1896 and donated this property for educational use. The school was a center for community events, hosting meetings, socials and dances, in addition to school activities. The Branecky School served the area until 1950, when Waelder Independent School District annexed Branecky School District #56. The school building was later razed. (2008)