Eureka School
Eureka School
Southeast of Wylie on the west side of the East Fork of the Trinity River
Wylie, Texas
A saw mill was erected at Eureka about 200 yards from the west bank of the East Fork of the Trinity River and about 3 or 4 miles southeast of the present town of Wylie, which was not them in existence. Our recollection is that it was built by Col. L. W. Oglesby or Phill Cromms, before or around the Civil War time. Near this mill was an abundance of large trees, oaks, elms, sycamores that could be made into such plank, sill or sleepers as the owner desired. The logs were hauled by ox teams to the mill, just as is now done in east Texas. This mill served a very useful purpose in that day.
Col. L. W. Oglesby owned a toll-bridge across the river, and there was a road from this mill to Nickelville (Wylie) and on to Plano, then there was the old turnpike road, or rather this was the turnpike road. This pike was 5 or 6 feet high like the railroad bed, and the water in times of overflow seldom got over it. The sloughs were bridged with oak slabs from this mill.
Eureka School was included on a list of schools in Collin County in 1880. The teacher was W. W. Shepherd. The paper mistakenly says it was in the southwestern part of the county instead of the southeastern part. The teacher, W. W. Shepherd, was a resident of the Wylie area in 1880.
Southeast of Wylie on the west side of the East Fork of the Trinity River
Wylie, Texas
A saw mill was erected at Eureka about 200 yards from the west bank of the East Fork of the Trinity River and about 3 or 4 miles southeast of the present town of Wylie, which was not them in existence. Our recollection is that it was built by Col. L. W. Oglesby or Phill Cromms, before or around the Civil War time. Near this mill was an abundance of large trees, oaks, elms, sycamores that could be made into such plank, sill or sleepers as the owner desired. The logs were hauled by ox teams to the mill, just as is now done in east Texas. This mill served a very useful purpose in that day.
Col. L. W. Oglesby owned a toll-bridge across the river, and there was a road from this mill to Nickelville (Wylie) and on to Plano, then there was the old turnpike road, or rather this was the turnpike road. This pike was 5 or 6 feet high like the railroad bed, and the water in times of overflow seldom got over it. The sloughs were bridged with oak slabs from this mill.
Eureka School was included on a list of schools in Collin County in 1880. The teacher was W. W. Shepherd. The paper mistakenly says it was in the southwestern part of the county instead of the southeastern part. The teacher, W. W. Shepherd, was a resident of the Wylie area in 1880.
