Historical Marker

Site of Graham School

Historical marker location:
FM 1313, Graham, Texas
( from Post, take US 380 about 4 miles West to FM 399, take FM 399 South about 2 miles to Graham.)
Marker installed: 1969

Second school in the county. Established in 1904 as Graham Chapel School; named for local settler Newt Graham. A school was built on land given by Joe McMahon. Early trustees: McMahon, J. F. Maxey, and J. I. Wilburn. Second building was erected 1915. Upon consolidation with Gossett School in 1930, a brick building was constructed here and named Graham School. It had first gymnasium in the county. It consolidated 1957 with Post School. The building was used as a community center 1959-1963, and was then razed; the present building was erected in 1964.

1969.