GILLESPIE COUNTY COUNTRY SCHOOLS

Hill Country students of the late 19th and early 20th centuries were educated on everything from the ABCs to arithmetic from one-room schoolhouses.

These structures predate Fredericksburg ISD, Harper ISD and Doss Consolidated Common School District, but still hold a special place in local history.

The sites and memories can still be revisited by taking a trip on the Gillespie County Country Schools Trail.

In 2006, the Gillespie County Commissioners Court established the Gillespie County Country Schools Trail. This trail links the 16 historic former rural schools with the Vereins Kirche.

The Friends of Gillespie County Country Schools, along with several organizations, sponsors the trail and various activities throughout the year so that people can learn more about the county’s educational history.

General Information

• The driving trail includes schoolhouses such as Cave Creek, Cherry Mountain, Cherry Spring, Crabapple, Grapetown, Junction, Lower South Grape Creek, Luckenbach, Meusebach Creek, Nebgen, Pecan Creek, Rheingold, Williams Creek (Albert), White Oak, Willow City and Wrede.

• The properties are listed in the Register of National Historic Places and are on the Country School Association of America National Schoolhouse Registry.

• For more information, including a calendar of open house events, call the Friends of Gillespie County Country Schools at 830 685-3321, email them at [email protected] or visit them online at www. historicschools.org.