Details for Byers High School
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5077000591
Data
Marker Number | 591 |
Atlas Number | 5077000591 |
Marker Title | Byers High School |
Index Entry | Byers High School |
Address | |
City | Byers |
County | Clay |
UTM Zone | |
UTM Easting | |
UTM Northing | |
Subject Codes | educational topics |
Marker Year | 1967 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | At intersection of North and Washington streets, inside school building |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
Marker Text | Land given to found school (first in north Clay County) by A. W. and G. W. Byers. First superintendent Edgar Haney, later legislator, promoted first independent school district laws. Rufus Rush, first graduate, later taught President Lyndon B. Johnson. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967. |