Grassy Lake School
Grassy Lake School #146
Martin’s Box
FM 3286 and FM 546
Branch, Texas
Grassy Lake was located on the east side of the East Fork of the Trinity River at the Branch community. The school was also called Martin’s Box. It was 9 miles southeast of McKinney or a few miles southeast of Allen. It had been the fisherman's paradise ever since Collin County had been on the map.
Prof. W. J. Ledbetter and his assistants were teaching at Grassy Lake in 1901 and 1902. Ledbetter was also the teacher for the summer term.
The school building was also used for religious services. Rev. Jobe and Rev. W. T. Newsome both held meetings at Grassy Lake school house.
Miss Archie Thompson was the teacher in 1905.
A County school report in 1909 showed that Grassy Lake School had 36 male students and 36 female students, totaling 72.
New school buildings were to be erected at Grassy Lake in 1909 and 1912.
In Fall 1912 the student body numbered 55 scholastics.
Grassy Lake was not included on a list of county schools in 1925. The students would have gone to the Tickey or Branch Schools.
“The Club Lake
Grassy Lake property southeast of McKinney Accepted
The tract of land containing 242 acres, on which Grassy Lake is located 9 miles southeast of McKinney, was accepted as the site for the big Lake and Park, at the meeting of stockholders. Grassy Lake was recommended. The land on which this body of water is located was formerly owned by Dr. G. A. Foote, later his son Ed Foote.
Grassy Lake is a natural body of water and has been a pleasure resort and fishing place for McKinney people and citizens of surrounding county for more than 40 years.... These are three fine springs on the site.to secure a suitable levee about 2500 feet will have to be built on the south side, and 4400 feet on the west side, making a total of 6900 feet of dam... This estimate is for a levee two feet above high-water mark in East Fork Creek.” Democrat, August 20, 1903
The deed to Grassy Lake, the site purchased by the McKinney Hunting and Fishing club for the big lake, was recorded in September of 1903.
Martin’s Box
FM 3286 and FM 546
Branch, Texas
Grassy Lake was located on the east side of the East Fork of the Trinity River at the Branch community. The school was also called Martin’s Box. It was 9 miles southeast of McKinney or a few miles southeast of Allen. It had been the fisherman's paradise ever since Collin County had been on the map.
Prof. W. J. Ledbetter and his assistants were teaching at Grassy Lake in 1901 and 1902. Ledbetter was also the teacher for the summer term.
The school building was also used for religious services. Rev. Jobe and Rev. W. T. Newsome both held meetings at Grassy Lake school house.
Miss Archie Thompson was the teacher in 1905.
A County school report in 1909 showed that Grassy Lake School had 36 male students and 36 female students, totaling 72.
New school buildings were to be erected at Grassy Lake in 1909 and 1912.
In Fall 1912 the student body numbered 55 scholastics.
Grassy Lake was not included on a list of county schools in 1925. The students would have gone to the Tickey or Branch Schools.
“The Club Lake
Grassy Lake property southeast of McKinney Accepted
The tract of land containing 242 acres, on which Grassy Lake is located 9 miles southeast of McKinney, was accepted as the site for the big Lake and Park, at the meeting of stockholders. Grassy Lake was recommended. The land on which this body of water is located was formerly owned by Dr. G. A. Foote, later his son Ed Foote.
Grassy Lake is a natural body of water and has been a pleasure resort and fishing place for McKinney people and citizens of surrounding county for more than 40 years.... These are three fine springs on the site.to secure a suitable levee about 2500 feet will have to be built on the south side, and 4400 feet on the west side, making a total of 6900 feet of dam... This estimate is for a levee two feet above high-water mark in East Fork Creek.” Democrat, August 20, 1903
The deed to Grassy Lake, the site purchased by the McKinney Hunting and Fishing club for the big lake, was recorded in September of 1903.
