Site of Dozier Schoolhouse
Dozier, Collingsworth County, Texas
Marker Inscription
In 1893, the men of the newly-settled Dozier community built a one-room schoolhouse to serve the educational needs of the children of that town and the surrounding farming and ranching area. Seigniora Russell (Laune) served as the first schoolteacher. The school building, also used for church and community activities, was moved within this vicinity three times before it was torn down and rebuilt in 1913. The rural school consolidated with Samnorwood in 1934, although an elementary school remained at Dozier until 1941. (1985)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
In 1893 the men of the newly settled Dozier community built a one-room schoolhouse for the children of the surrounding Panhandle farms and ranches, with Seigniora Russell as its first teacher. Like many frontier schools it served triple duty for church and community gatherings and was moved three times before being rebuilt in 1913. The school consolidated with Samnorwood in 1934, and an elementary grade lingered until 1941.
Why it matters
It marks the shared civic effort that planted education at the center of a fragile new farming settlement on the high plains.
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