| Marker Number |
5495 |
| Atlas Number |
5445005495 |
| Marker Title |
Tokio School |
| Index Entry |
Tokio School |
| Address |
US 380 |
| City |
Brownfield |
| County |
Terry |
| UTM Zone |
13 |
| UTM Easting |
725993 |
| UTM Northing |
3674068 |
| Subject Codes |
ranches/ranching; educational topics |
| Marker Year |
1991 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Tokio community, US 380, 17.6 mi. W of Brownfield, N side 200 feet E of CR 121. |
| Private Property |
|
| Marker Condition |
|
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Early classes in the Tokio area were held in the ranch house of the J Cross Ranch near the turn of the century. In 1911, a school building was constructed near the center of town (about 300 feet N), and classes were relocated. Larger school buildings later were erected, once due to fire and twice due to changing space needs. The school facilities continued to serve the community's educational as well as religious and civic needs until 1941 when Tokio School was consolidated with the Brownfield Independent School District. (1991) |
