Historical Marker
Byers High School
Historical marker location:
Byers, Texas
( At intersection of North and Washington streets, inside school building)
Marker installed: 1967
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.