Details for Sugar Land Independent School District No. 17
Historical Marker —
Atlas Number 5157009071
Data
Marker Number
9071
Atlas Number
5157009071
Marker Title
Sugar Land Independent School District No. 17
Index Entry
Sugar Land Independent School District No. 17
Address
226 Lakeview Dr
City
Sugar Land
County
Fort Bend
UTM Zone
15
UTM Easting
245322
UTM Northing
3280085
Subject Codes
educational topics
Marker Year
1991
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
No
Marker Location
Wood St, between Lakeview and 2nd Street, within the Sugar Land Auditorium fence line
Private Property
No
Marker Condition
In Situ
Marker Size
18" x 28"
Marker Text
A public school was established as early as 1912 for families moving to the company town of Sugar Land. In 1918, the State Legislature created Sugar Land Independent School District No. 17, with the requirement that at least two of the seven board members be women. Mary Anna Collins Woods served as the first school superintendent. Sugar company engineer M. R. Wood designed the school and served as school board president. In 1959 the district was merged with schools in Missouri City and Stafford to form the Fort Bend Independent School District.
