Angus Schoolhouse

Duane's take

The way the marker tells it, here's the story of the Angus Schoolhouse. Now, the community of Angus got its start soon after the rail lines were completed to this area in 1871. And where the rails went, people followed.

Three years after those tracks were laid, a public school was started, and it was started under the direction of a woman named Lila Blackburn. That first schoolhouse was a two-room frame building. Simple, modest, practical.

But here's the thing about that little building: it couldn't seem to stay put. It was moved several times before it finally settled on this very spot. You might say it took its time finding home.

Then came 1921, and with it a new brick structure rose up to replace that wandering frame building. Solid this time. Permanent.

The kind of building that says it's not going anywhere. It was built to hold several grades in each room, which tells you something about the size of the operation and the ambition behind it. For decades the schoolhouse served the children of Angus.

Then in 1941, the school merged with the Corsicana district, sitting just four miles to the north. But the building itself wasn't done yet. It went right on serving the community, this time as a community center.

From railroad stop to schoolroom to gathering place, that brick building has seen Angus through more than one chapter of its story.

What the marker says

The community of Angus began soon after rail lines were completed to this area in 1871. Three years later a public school was started under the direction of Lila Blackburn. The first schoolhouse was a two-room frame building that was moved several times before it was located here. In 1921 it was replaced by the present brick structure which provided space for several grades in each room. The school merged with the Corsicana district (4 mi. N) in 1941 and the schoolhouse later served as a community center.