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Photographer's
Note:
"To reach [the Centennial School], go west of Coleman
on FM 153, then turn left (south) on FM 503 and follow it for 5 miles. [The school/lodge]
is on your right." - Kasey Dockens |
Centennial
School
Photo
courtesy Kasey Dockens, July 2012 |
Historical
Marker TextCentennial
SchoolIn 1936,
the Valera, Bowen, White Chapel and New
Central communities established a common high school. The new centralized campus
– the second rural high school in Coleman County – was named to commemorate Texas’
Centennial of Independence celebrated that year. After the original frame
school burned in 1940, federal grants from the Works Progress Administration helped
build a new schoolhouse, gymnasium and teacherage. Consolidation created the Talpa-Centennial
district in 1958 and then Panther Creek in 1986, with this campus serving as an
elementary school. After a new Panther Creek school opened near Voss
in 1988, this site became a cooperative alternative school and later a recreation
lodge.
(2008) |
Centennial
School Historical Marker
Photo
courtesy Kasey Dockens, July 2012 |
Gymnasium
Photo
courtesy Kasey Dockens, July 2012 |
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courtesy Kasey Dockens, July 2012 |
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