Historical Marker
Springlake-Earth School
Historical marker location:
US 385 N 3 miles;1 mi. W on county road, Springlake, Texas
( from Springlake take US 385 north about 3 miles; turn west onto county road; continue about 1 mile to school)
Marker installed: 1972
(in 202-Square-Mile District)
Opened 1908 as one-room school, Springlake became an independent district in 1924 when Halsell ranch land sold to settlers and local population increased. Enlarged school opened 1925 in new $30,000 brick structure on site bought from J. F. Kelley. E. C. Martin was superintendent; Otis Brown, M. E. Cleavinger, Earl Hewitt, Arthur Edwards, George Linville, H. M. Packard, W. C. White, trustees.
Band and football squad were organized and school paper begun in 1928. Enrollment, curriculum and school plant continue to expand.
"Earth" was added to the school name in March 1964. (1972).