Hide Out School
Hide Out School
Caddo Trail at Stewart’s Creek
Frisco, Texas
The area was named Hide Out because of a thicket and grove with a lot of underbrush that was said to be a place where outlaws would hide. One article said that the school was built at Hide Out to keep it from being used by outlaws.
The Hide Out School was built in 1868 and was located on the headwaters of Stewarts Creek one and one-half miles northwest of Lebanon and two miles southeast of present-day Frisco.
The 16 by 20 feet school was made of oak plank. There were two glass windows on each side and a door on north side. As with many early Collin County schools, there were no desks; students sat on eight-foot-long wood benches with no backs. The benches were separated with by a center aisle. A Buck Box Stove warmed the school. Joe W. Baines was the first teacher. He taught for 3 years. Miss Marinda Bass taught in 1869 until the school closed in 1876.
This may be the same school as the original Bass School, which was taught by Miss Marinda Bass. This school became part of the Frisco School District.
Caddo Trail at Stewart’s Creek
Frisco, Texas
The area was named Hide Out because of a thicket and grove with a lot of underbrush that was said to be a place where outlaws would hide. One article said that the school was built at Hide Out to keep it from being used by outlaws.
The Hide Out School was built in 1868 and was located on the headwaters of Stewarts Creek one and one-half miles northwest of Lebanon and two miles southeast of present-day Frisco.
The 16 by 20 feet school was made of oak plank. There were two glass windows on each side and a door on north side. As with many early Collin County schools, there were no desks; students sat on eight-foot-long wood benches with no backs. The benches were separated with by a center aisle. A Buck Box Stove warmed the school. Joe W. Baines was the first teacher. He taught for 3 years. Miss Marinda Bass taught in 1869 until the school closed in 1876.
This may be the same school as the original Bass School, which was taught by Miss Marinda Bass. This school became part of the Frisco School District.
