Beulah School

The school met in a church building from about 1903 until 1917, when the state approved money for a schoolhouse in every community with at least 21 children. Beulah became a one-year high school in 1919 and a two-year high school by 1930. After the 1954 tornado, which struck while class was in session, the community built a new building. By the early 1960s Pine Valley, Prairie Grove, Burke, Olive and Beulah had all merged into the Diboll district, which had become independent in 1952 and built a new school for African American students in 1953.

What the plaque says

Beulah School Beulah School began operations in 1903. Buildings erected and furnished by local residents were used as both school and church. State funds made possible Beulah's first full-time schoolhouse, erected one mile from this site in 1917. The structure grew to accommodate 75 students and three teachers in three rooms. Older students were transferred to Diboll High School in 1928. Though the students escaped with minor injuries, a tornado destroyed the schoolhouse during classes in April 1954. Another edifice was constructed on this site. The Beulah School consolidated with the Diboll Independent School district in 1963; the building became a community center. (1998)

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Martin Dies, Jr. State Park — 36 mi
  A 705-acre state park on Steinhagen Reservoir at the meeting of the Neches and Angelina rivers, with about 14 miles of paddling trails through sloughs and more than 200 campsites.

More markers nearby

• Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church — 1.9 mi
• Lindsey Springs Logging Camp — 3.6 mi
• Burke Methodist Church — 6.6 mi
• Diboll — 6.6 mi