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(via Random Image of the Week #214: Dirt Road Therapy)

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In 1886 the Board of Missions for Freedmen of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, under the leadership of the group's secretary the Rev. Richard Allen, began planning for the establishment of a black girls' school in Texas. After a statewide survey, they chose Crockett as the school site because of the area's large black population and because of a local black parochial school operated by the Rev. Samuel Fisher Tenny, pastor of the city's First Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Allen's wife Mary, for whom the school was named, was instrumental in raising the organizational funds for the new seminary. Dr. Byrd R. Smith became the school's first black president in 1924 and initiated a period of growth which included the adoption of new programs and the admission of male students. Transferred to the Missionary General Baptist Convention of Texas in 1944, Mary Allen College became a 4-year liberal arts institution. In 1972, plagued by a series of legal and financial setbacks, the school closed. Once the site of a 12-building campus and the home of a noted academic program of quality education and religion, this site serves as a reminder of the proud heritage of Texas' black population. - historical marker #texasinstagram #Texas #igtexas #vanishingtexas #texas_ig #jj_lonestartx #jj_abandoned #rsa_rurex #ipulledoverforthis #renagade_rural #trb_members1 #trailblazers_rurex #rsa_outdoors #tmwanders #backroad_visions #abandoned #abandoned_junkies #grime_lords #ig_countryside #ruralexploration #rural #rsa_rural #abandoned #jj_lonestartx #jj_abandoned #rsa_outdoors #abandonedplaces #abandonedtexas #abandonedphotography (at Crockett, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnlmhEpOVWO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Constructed in 1939 as Winnsboro's first gymnasium, by the WPA (Works Progress Administration). Home of "Woodchuck" basketball. Beginning in 1941, school name changed to "Red Raiders". Gym used for basketball, football field house, band hall and auditorium from 1939-1974. For years gymn stood in silence. In 1989 Rock Gym Preservation Committee composed of Ted Beaty, Sue Hamm, Bill Jones, Maurine Lindsay, Karen Pendergast, Dayne Redding, Brenda Shirley, Carl Talbert, Burl Wheeler, Clara Zigler, and Supt. Jerry Harry - advisory formed for the purpose of restoring, preserving and passing on to future generations this historical landmark. Each year ex-students gather the 4th Saturday of Oct. for an all-school reunion. Historic gym is one of America's premier examples of WPA Depression style construction. - Historical Marker #texasinstagram #Texas #igtexas #vanishingtexas #ig_countryside #texas_ig #ruralexploration #rural #rsa_rural #jj_lonestartx #rsa_rurex #ipulledoverforthis #renagade_rural #trb_members1 #trailblazers_rurex #rsa_outdoors #renagade_rural #trb_members1 #tmwanders #backroad_visions #historic (at Winnsboro, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUHYDiAr3Uv/?utm_medium=tumblr

(via Random Image of the Week #233: The Old Leonard Lumber Supply Company Building)

(via Windmill at Sunset near Trenton, Texas)

The Brandon Baptist Church from the back of the church property. It'' not abandoned, someone is tsking care of the church and it looks like it may still hold services. I can't find information about the vhurch. Brandon, Texas is another list community that was absorbed by a larger town. Not much remains of the former town. #texasinstagram #Texas #igtexas #vanishingtexas #ig_countryside #texas_ig #ruralexploration #rural #rsa_rural #jj_lonestartx #rsa_rurex #ipulledoverforthis #renagade_rural #trb_members1 #trailblazers_rurex #rsa_outdoors #renagade_rural #trb_members1 #tmwanders #backroad_visions #churches #churches #Sundays (at Hill County, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp_yxUJAK2x/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=