Welcome to Zimmerscheidt School
About Us
OUR CAMPUS
Friends of Zimmerscheidt Historic School was formed in order to save the Historic one room Schoolhouse that served the community for years in many forms.
Our history
The Zimmerscheidt School was named for Fredrick and Margaret Zimmerscheidt who arrived. in the Republic of Texas. They applied for a league of land in Austin Colony on the east side of Cummins Creek. Texas Governor, Elisha M Pease , signed a bill setting up the Texas public school system on January 31, 1854. On April 25, 1854, the Commissioners Court of Colorado County established school districts in the County. The Zimmerscheidt School was included in District #8.
Community Service..an early goal.
The Serviceman's Readjustment Act of 1944- commonly known as the GI Bill of Rights provided funds for education. In 1948, World War II veterans bought limber and finished the ceiling and the walls and installed electricity. They had meetings there twice a week. They also built a workshop behind the schoolhouse where they had training classes for technical skills such as welding, construction, engine repair and farm equipment operation and repair. The Twenty -five veterans used this building until 1952
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Zimmerscheidt School
2184 Farm-to-Market Road 109, Columbus, Texas 78934, United States
