Historical Marker

Site of Friberg School

Historical marker location:
Friberg Rd & SH 171, Wichita Falls, Texas
( From Wichita Falls, take SH 171 north to Friberg Road. Marker is next to building across the road from Methodist church.)
Marker installed: 1993

Friberg School was created in 1895 to serve families in this area. By 1896 students attended classes in a granary owned by Will Friberg; the following year John Friberg donated land here and a 2-room schoolhouse was erected. The school also served as a community gathering place, and by 1922 increased enrollment led to the addition of a third room. Upper level students began attending Wichita Falls High School in 1931, and in 1956 Clay County's Thornberry School consolidated with Friberg. After a 1969 fire left only the cafeteria intact, Friberg School closed.