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The purpose of these
Eddy area school webpages is to present, through photographs, a visual history
of the early schools that existed in both the Eddy and Bruceville areas, from
the late 1800's thru the mid 1950's, and to provide the viewer with photos of some
of the students, teachers, and faculty that made up the population of these
schools. Also represented on these pages, are early photos of the school
buildings and adjoining structures that were present at each of these school
sites. All of these schools were actually located in McLennan County, Texas,
but a large number of the students attending them lived in nearby Falls County.
The effort to
locate and document early photos and details about these schools is an ongoing
effort and the contents of this page represent a work-in-progress. As in any
type of research, it is critical that the information presented is as accurate
as possible. With that in mind, I would encourage anyone who has additional
information about any or all of the schools identified here, to contact Kay at the Falls Co. website. This also
applies to any errors that are detected in the material presented on this
webpage.-rlh
EDDY HIGH SCHOOL
1913 - 1939
In the early 1880's,
there was a chapel located on the Dunning Ranch, just northwest of Eddy, known
as the Sage Chapel. Around 1881, this building was moved into Eddy, onto
property owned by J. R. Laughlin, across from the Eddy Masonic Lodge. This
structure initially served as the home of the Eddy Baptist Church, until around
1885, at which time it became the first public school in Eddy. This building
burned down prior to 1910 and was replaced by a 6-room frame structure that
would serve as the Eddy school until a new school was built in 1913.
In 1913,
construction began on a two-story brick building that would become the new Eddy
High School. The new building was built on property believed to have been
purchased from Jeff Kincannon of Eddy. This property was located just off what
was then called the Eddy-Moody highway, a few blocks away from where the old
Eddy High School frame structure had been located. This structure was in use
until around 1940, at which time the remaining elementary grades relocated to
the new Bruceville-Eddy consolidated school.
(Note: Clicking on a
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picture, be sure and scroll thoroughly in all directions to ensure that you
have seen all of the photo. Sometimes there are notes on the picture that you
may miss otherwise.)
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Sage Chapel was built on the Dunning ranch, about
halfway between the communities of Eddy and Moody, as a private chapel by a
Mr. Sage, uncle of Mrs. Charles Dunning. The building was later moved into
Eddy to serve as a meeting place for the Eddy Baptist Church. Later it became
Eddy's first public school building. I believe this to be a picture of that
building, as it looked while located on the Laughlin property in Eddy. |
Robert L. Haddock |
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This picture was taken in the early 1900's in front
of the frame structure Eddy High School building, and shows some of the
instructors that taught at that school. (L to R) Professor Goodman, Miss Emma Nabors, Ms. Ethel
Gordon, and Miss Mattie B. Brown |
Robert L. Haddock |
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An early photo of Miss Emma Nabors, longtime
teacher in the Eddy area. During the course of her teaching career, Miss
Nabors taught at schools in Troy, Moody and Eddy, before retiring in 1935.
This photo was probably taken around 1912 to 1916. |
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This school photo was taken around 1910 in front of
the frame structure school building that served as the Eddy High school,
after the previous school was destroyed by fire. This building served the
Eddy community until 1913, when a new brick high school building was built a
short distance away. (L to R) Back Row: If you can ID any of the unknown students or
notice an error in the identification of any student in this photo, please
let Kay know. |
Robert L. Haddock |
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This photo shows another view of the Eddy High
School frame structure building, with the students standing on the front
porch of the school. (L to R) |
Robert L. Haddock |
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Eddy
High School |
This photo was taken during the laying of the
cornerstone during the construction of the new Eddy High School brick
building, built sometime in 1913. Participating in this ceremony were Mrs.
Dan Harwell (2nd from left) and Mr. Dan Harwell (3rd from left). The young
girl in the bonnet is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Dan Harwell. The other
individuals in this photo are not identified |
Robert L. Haddock |
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This photo was taken sometime during construction
of the new Eddy High School brick school building in 1913. |
Robert L. Haddock |
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Robert L. Haddock |
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EHS This photo, of the 2nd & 3rd grade classes
attending Eddy High School, was taken around 1918, in front of the school
building. |
Robert L. Haddock |
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EHS Photo of entire EHS Student Body. Taken around 1919
in front of Eddy High School building. Note: |
Robert L. Haddock |
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Robert L. Haddock |
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EHS Bea's School, my Mother's sister, Beatrice June
Woodard, is the child someone marked with a red X. Miss Emma Nabors, the
teacher, who is standing in the back row, third from the right, wearing a
sweater. Charles Edwin Dunning is on the 2nd row
at the very end on the right. |
Billie Gage Charles
Edwin Dunning ID by Melinda Dunning
McDowell Daughter of Charles |
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Robert L. Haddock |
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Robert L. Haddock |
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EHS A handwritten list of the
classmates of my Mother, Irue Woodard. She has them numbered but I'm not
sure exactly how. However, her number is the number 4. She is located in the
photo in the second row, first person standing on the left. |
Billie Gage |
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Robert L. Haddock |
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Robert L. Haddock McCoy
ID was provided by Hazel McCoy Dooley |
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Robert L. Haddock |
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Eddy High School |
Photo taken at the 50th class reunion of the Class
of '28, held in the banquet room of the Quality Inn, Waco, Texas on June 21,
1978 Members of the Class of '28 |
Robert L. Haddock |
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Robert L. Haddock Jones
ID from Tim Jones |
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By 1940, when this picture was made, this building,
which was formerly Eddy high school, was being used strictly as an elementary
school. The new consolidated Bruceville-Eddy High School stucco building had
been built and grades 7 through 11 were moved there-lsc |
Ken Gates |
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This photo shows a portion of an early map of Eddy (ca1915),
part of the Albert Denney photo collection, that identifies the location of
the brick Eddy High School building, built in 1913 and used until ca1940 when
the building was torn down. |
Robert L. Haddock |
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This picture, taken by me in 2000, shows what
remains of the foundation and walls of the Eddy High School building in Eddy,
McLennan County, TX. |
Robert L. Haddock |
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