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Marker No: 1108

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

Geographic: 31.935753,-99.781670

Marker Text: Settled in 1880s. Named for C. R. Crews, Ballinger businessman. Mrs. Betty Sims was earliest voluntary teacher-mail carrier. School was built 1890 (with the Rev. Mr. Lockhart, first teacher). Post office established 1892 in Wise and brought store; first postmaster, J. D. Wise. Methodist church was organized in 1890; Baptist church in 1894. Later 11 businesses were in operation; by 1930 school had 7 teachers. The doctors serving longest were F. M. Hale, C. A. Watson, R. E. Burrus.
​   Post office closed 1922; school consolidated with others 1948. The churches are still active. (1968) 

Location: From Winters, take SH 153 east about 12 miles to FM 382 at Crews