Historical Marker

Old Bowling School and Masonic Lodge

Marquez · Leon County · Dedicated 1965 · THC Atlas #5289009618

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Marker Inscription

Built by settlers about 1860. Place for community meetings. Reunion each Father's Day. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965

About this site

Old Bowling School and Masonic Lodge is a historical marker in Marquez, Leon County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 20 historical markers documented in Leon County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 102 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.2185, -96.1804 near Marquez. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bowling Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include White Cemetery, Clear Creek Cemetery, and Burleson Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5289009618. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

The Old Bowling School and Masonic Lodge stood in the rural community of Bowling, near Marquez in Leon County. The school served area farming families until it closed in 1929, when Bowling consolidated with the neighboring Concord school. The historic school building and a cemetery remain as the chief reminders of the community; the site received a Texas historical marker in 1965.

Sources: tshaonline.org atlas.thc.texas.gov

📍 31.2185, -96.1804 · Marquez, Leon County

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