Historical Marker
Benjamin School
Benjamin, Knox County · Texas
Erected 1966
Benjamin's school was organized in 1886, the year the county was, with R. P. Dimmitt, Mrs. Oliver and Mrs. M. S. Berry as its first teachers. Early residents included saddler W. P. Lane, Sheriff Tom Isbell and Dr. G. H. Beavers. School buildings for the independent district were built in 1942 with Work Projects Administration labor. The town incorporated in 1928 and had 600 people in 1940. In 1986 the county museum at the courthouse had, the Handbook of Texas notes, an excellent barbed wire exhibit. Benjamin had 264 people in 2000.
What the plaque says
Built in 1896. Only early school building still standing. Bought 1910 by Benjamin Lodge No. 976, A.F. & A.M., and moved to this site. Lower floor serves as community center, meeting place for Sorosis Club, organized here in 1924. (1966)
Where it stands
33.58431, -99.79089 · Directions
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