Marker Inscription
By 1884 the Rusk Public School District maintained two schools: No. 1 for its Anglo students and No. 2 for its African American students. A yearly average of 50 students met in a small house built here about 1895 to house Rusk Public School No. 2. In 1939 the Rusk Independent School District erected a new school building southeast of downtown Rusk for its African American students. Named after long-term principal G. W. Bradford, the facility was used until Rusk integrated its schools in the 1960s. Many graduates of this school became highly respected professionals.
About this site
Rusk Public School No. 2 for African Americans, Site of is a historical marker in Rusk, Cherokee County, dedicated in 1993. It is one of 112 historical markers documented in Cherokee County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 245 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.7973, -95.1580 near Rusk. The nearest cataloged historic site is Confederate Gun Factory (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Houston, Sam, Site of Speeches, First Baptist Church of Rusk, and First Baptist Church of Rusk.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5073006926. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
