Historical Marker
Site of Mosier Valley School
Historical marker location:
Knapp & Mosier St., Euless, Texas
( S. side of Mosier Valley, near Knapp/Mosier intersection, near Euless)
Marker installed: 1983
In 1870, former slaves Robert and Dilsie Johnson received a 40-acre tract of land here as a wedding gift from plantation owner Lucy Lee. Soon other freedmen settled in Mosier Valley, and in 1883 a community school was organized. A schoolhouse, built at this site about 1924, served as a focal point for the surrounding area. It was replaced by a brick structure in 1953. Mosier Valley students were integrated in 1969. Today the site serves as a reminder of the area's earliest citizens and as a symbol of the community's rich heritage.
(1983).