The Benton City Institute 

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Marker Text: ​Structure was built in 1875. Atascosa Lodge 379, A.F. and A.M., bought top floor, 1876. School was owned by educators: first, Col. John D. Morrison, later B.C. Hendrix. A faculty member was Isaac Wood of Benton City. The institute operated under a Texas law distributing state funds to supplement private tuition; had basic courses plus accounting, law, music, and surveying. Later fully tax-supported, it had an influential career until 1919 and consolidation of school district with Lytle. Building was used at times until 1934. (1971) 

Marker No: 5179

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

Location: From Lytle, take FM 3175 3 miles southeast. Site is burned; marker was stolen many years ago, there are no plans to replace it