Williams Creek School
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Marker Text: Established to serve the rural Albert community, the Williams Creek School, also known as the Albert School, began in 1890-91 near the creek. In 1897, trustees approved construction of a stone schoolhouse at this site. They enlarged the school to two rooms in 1922, constructing a frame addition clad in brick-faced metal siding. A dogtrot separates the two main rooms, and the original bell tower became a central feature. For one year, the young Lyndon Baines Johnson, an area native, attended the school, which merged with Stonewall in 1950, and the building has since provided space for a community club, which meets regularly, as well as other local events. (2002)
Marker No: 15250
Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker
Texas Historic Landmark
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National Register of Historic Places
Geographic:
Location: 1501 South RR 1623, Albert
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