Site of Abilene’s First School

Site of Abilene’s First School is a memorial in Taylor, Texas. Site of Abilene’s First School is situated nearby to the theater building Paramount Theatre, as well as near Abilene Public Library.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Paramount Theatre and Hardin-Simmons University.

Paramount Theatre

Theater building

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The Paramount Theatre is located in downtown Abilene, Texas at 352 Cypress Street. The Paramount was built in 1930 by H. O. Wooten, adjacent to his Hotel Wooten. Paramount Theatre is situated 360 feet east of Site of Abilene’s First School.

Hardin-Simmons University

University

Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hardin–Simmons University is a private university in Abilene, Texas, United States. It is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Hardin-Simmons University is situated 2 miles north of Site of Abilene’s First School.

Abilene High School

School

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Abilene High School is a public high school located in Abilene, Texas. AHS is classified as a Division 5A school and is part of the Abilene Independent School District. Abilene High School is situated 1¼ miles west of Site of Abilene’s First School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abilene and Impact.

Abilene

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Abilene is a city in the North Central Plains of Texas, possibly best known as the destination the fictional family of the Abilene paradox travels to.

Impact

Hamlet

Impact is a town in Taylor County, Texas, United States. The population was 22 as of the 2020 census, down from 35 at the 2010 census, making it the second least populated municipality in Texas. Impact is situated 3½ miles north of Site of Abilene’s First School.

Wylie

Hamlet

Wylie is an unincorporated community in Taylor County, Texas, United States. The once predominantly rural area has developed into a thriving suburban bedroom community as the city of Abilene expanded in the latter half of the 20th century. Wylie is situated 6 miles southwest of Site of Abilene’s First School.

Site of Abilene’s First School

Type: Memorial
Category: historic site
Location: Taylor, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

32.4522° or 32° 27′ 8″ north

Longitude

-99.73538° or 99° 44′ 7″ west

Inception

1986

Operator

Texas Historical Commission

Open location code

8642F727+VR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12453546638

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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