Marker Inscription
(About one-half mile southwest) First public school in Hockley County; named for a wild prairie flower. In 1902 homesteaders had begun farming here. By 1909 their children needed education, so the parents hauled lumber by wagon from Big Spring (about 100 mi. S), donated labor, and built a one-room schoolhouse. Classes began Dec. 13, 1909, with pupils from the Ardis, Baker, Blankenship, Brown, Carter, Cowan, Dixon, Perritt, Rose, and Witherspoon families. The schoolhouse served as polling place, church, and public meeting hall in 1917, when Ropesville was established about a mile away, with better facilities. (1974)
About this site
Site of Primrose School is a historical marker in Ropesville, Hockley County, dedicated in 1974. It is one of 10 historical markers documented in Hockley County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 14 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.4031, -102.1673 near Ropesville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ropesville Cemetery (historical marker), about 0.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Ropesville Resettlement Project, The Spade Ranch, and City of Levelland Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5219004874. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
