Historical Marker
Site of Wheeler Springs School
Historical marker location:
13.6 mi. NNW of courthouse in Crockett, via US 287/SH 219, FM 229, and CR 2080, Crockett, Texas
( 13.6 mi. NNW of courthouse in Crockett, via US 287/SH 219, FM 229, and CR 2080)
Marker installed: 2001
Site of Wheeler Springs School
The Wheeler Springs community was shaped in part by its school, which began on land donated in 1905 by French Taylor. The Houston County school board designated it Common School District No. 76 in 1906. Millie Denby and Lula (Denby) Dailey were the first teachers. A house moved to the site in 1930 served as a canning kitchen and cafeteria, and a 1932 log cabin provided space for meetings and quilting groups. In 1948, students began attending an area high school; Mose Dailey was their first bus driver. The county razed the 1925 schoolhouse in 1959, following consolidation, but the other buildings served the community for many years.
(2002).