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Marker No: 10022

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

National Register of Historic Places

Geographic: 30.441601, -98.831108

Marker Text: ​German immigrants who came to Fredericksburg in the late 1840s and who later settled in this area erected a native limestone school which opened in 1878 with about 40 students. The land was donated by farmer Mathias Schmidt who according to local tradition earned the privilege by winning a foot race. Facilities added over the years include a teacherage and space for a post office, Lutheran church, and community band. Crabapple School merged with Fredericksburg's Independent School District in 1957 after which the community adapted the building for a variety of uses. (1994)

Location: take RR 965 north approximately 10 miles, then left at (V) just south of Crabapple Creek Bridge, then go .5 mile.