Mountain Peak, TX, Genealogy

These pages contain photos and artifacts from the Mt. Peak Academy which was in Mountain Peak in the late 1800s and early 1900s, and from the new school which was built in 1923. If you have questions or comments about a particular item, please contact the submitter (Sarah E. Stead).

Mt. Peak Academy in 1900 with what looks like parents and children together in front of the school (notice the guy on top of the school and all the kids hanging out the windows, two with a sign that says
Mt. Peak Academy in 1900 with children and teachers
Mt. Peak Academy Closing Exercises in April 1900
Mt. Peak Academy in 1902 with children and teachers
Newspaper clipping which talks about Sallie Herring who was attending the Mt. Peak Academy in 1902

After Sallie Herring graduated from Mt. Peak Academy, she taught in Lone Elm, a community east of Mt. Peak near Waxahachie. Her teaching report for one week in November 1903 shows that she had 17 pupils, and her accounting of services rendered shows that she was paid $13.75 for that week.
Earl Morris' certificate of promotion from the 6th to the 7th grade in 1918

This letterhead shows the 1922 Mt. Peak School Board and Faculty members.

A new school was built in 1923, and its construction is described here by John A. Morris. Here are the students in front of the school in 1924.

Lucille Morris' certificate of promotion to high school in 1924

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This page last modified on January 12, 2000