Historical Marker
Rock Springs Schoolhouse
Historical marker location:
Gladewater, Texas
( 4.5 mi. south of Gladewater on Old Kilgore Rd. (Old 135) by Rock Springs Cemetery)
Marker installed: 1966
Built 1849, with donated labor and lumber. One-teacher school was taught here until 1930's.
First teacher was J. C. Vernon. First trustees: Thomas G. Chisum, James "Squire" Dillingham, Joel Smith. (Smith donated the site.)
Building was also used for church, Grange, socials, fraternal meetings, and political rallies.
Community named for nearby springs. Settled by pioneers from Tennessee.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966.