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Marker No:11994

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

Geographic: 30.242903, -99.343544

Location: between Kerrville & Mountain Home from I-10, 4.3 miles north. on FM 479, 1 mile west. on Lower Reservation Road, Mountain Home

Marker Text: ​As settlement in Kerr County began to spread to outlying areas at the end of the 19th century, neighbors gradually formed schools in which to educate their children. The Reservation School began in 1907 as a one-room school and also housed a Baptist church congregation. It was relocated to this site in 1919 after Anton and Emma Esquell deeded a portion of their land for a school. A larger two-room building and outbuildings including horse stalls and a teacherage were erected to accommodate an increasing student population. In 1935 the Baptist congregation changed its name and moved to new facilities. The school continued in operation until 1939, when students were bussed to other area schools. Voters officially approved consolidation with Harper Schools in neighboring Gillespie County in 1941. (2000)