Dublin School
Dublin School #54
Bethel South
627 FM 544
Murphy, Texas
The Dublin School was located on the Salmon’s land on the northeast corner of the intersection of old Brand Road (now named Park Vista) and FM 544. John M. Salmon, whose name is sometimes spelled Salmons, donated the land for a public or common school right after the Civil War. In 1891 Bethel S. School had 86 students and 83 in 1892. The building served as both the school and the Dublin Bethel Baptist Church. The church closed, and members moved to the Murphy Baptist Church, now known as First Baptist Church Murphy which was established in 1901. In 1897 the land at Dublin was deeded by Mrs. F. C. Mayfield for South Bethel School #54.
Dublin School was a one-room school serving the small community of Dublin. At one time Dublin had a tavern, gin and mill located between Dublin Road and Rowlett Creek. William Forman remembered that a man named Sidwell had a blacksmith shop and a store in Dublin in 1846. Rowlett Creek did not have a bridge to cross, but the shop was about 40 feet southeast of the first bridge that was built across Rowlett Creek. In 1892 New Orleans. John L. Sullivan, the famous boxer, was reported to have recuperated in Dublin from a fight he lost.
Children in the school were grouped by age and the one teacher went back and forth between groups. Students loved to play basketball and had a basketball goal by the school.
Emma, Oscar, Lavonia, and Cleve Back who lived on Brand Road walked about a mile from their home place to school each day. Emma’s teacher was Miss Pella Jones. There were eight students in Emma’s first grade class. J.C. Kirkwood who lived on Dublin Road and attended the school also remembered an early teacher, J. D. Love as a “fine man and a good teacher who made us obey him and if we did not, he sure would whip.”
In 1901 Dublin had 3 colored students, who were transferred to a colored school P. R. Garretson was the teacher in 1901 and J. W. Mosley in 1905. The school had 24 male and 29 female students in 1908 and 49 students in 1912. The school remained open until 1912-1913 when the Murphy School opened and the Dublin students transferred to the larger school in Murphy.
Bethel South
627 FM 544
Murphy, Texas
The Dublin School was located on the Salmon’s land on the northeast corner of the intersection of old Brand Road (now named Park Vista) and FM 544. John M. Salmon, whose name is sometimes spelled Salmons, donated the land for a public or common school right after the Civil War. In 1891 Bethel S. School had 86 students and 83 in 1892. The building served as both the school and the Dublin Bethel Baptist Church. The church closed, and members moved to the Murphy Baptist Church, now known as First Baptist Church Murphy which was established in 1901. In 1897 the land at Dublin was deeded by Mrs. F. C. Mayfield for South Bethel School #54.
Dublin School was a one-room school serving the small community of Dublin. At one time Dublin had a tavern, gin and mill located between Dublin Road and Rowlett Creek. William Forman remembered that a man named Sidwell had a blacksmith shop and a store in Dublin in 1846. Rowlett Creek did not have a bridge to cross, but the shop was about 40 feet southeast of the first bridge that was built across Rowlett Creek. In 1892 New Orleans. John L. Sullivan, the famous boxer, was reported to have recuperated in Dublin from a fight he lost.
Children in the school were grouped by age and the one teacher went back and forth between groups. Students loved to play basketball and had a basketball goal by the school.
Emma, Oscar, Lavonia, and Cleve Back who lived on Brand Road walked about a mile from their home place to school each day. Emma’s teacher was Miss Pella Jones. There were eight students in Emma’s first grade class. J.C. Kirkwood who lived on Dublin Road and attended the school also remembered an early teacher, J. D. Love as a “fine man and a good teacher who made us obey him and if we did not, he sure would whip.”
In 1901 Dublin had 3 colored students, who were transferred to a colored school P. R. Garretson was the teacher in 1901 and J. W. Mosley in 1905. The school had 24 male and 29 female students in 1908 and 49 students in 1912. The school remained open until 1912-1913 when the Murphy School opened and the Dublin students transferred to the larger school in Murphy.
