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Citrus Grove Information
 


Citrus Grove Gin 1910
Photos of gin & lumber yard courtesy of Matagorda County Museum
 


Citrus Grove Lumber Yard
 


Citrus Grove Schoolhouse-Community Center restored and renovated into a residence.
 
Pictures of the school building
after use as a community center
and before restoration.


Photos courtesy of G. W. Franzen




Chalkboard inside one of the classrooms before renovation
 

 

CITRUS GROVE SCHOOL
By Rosalie Nelson Ellis

 

The first Citrus Grove School classes were held in the Corporon family barn with Omar Crabill as the teacher. The children in the Citrus Grove area lived so far apart that in later years there was the necessity of holding classes at two locations. One group held classes in the church building and another group held classes in a new one room building. These locations became known as the North and South Schools. In 1914, as transportation became better, the district added a second room to the existing school building and consolidated the North and South Schools. Some of the teachers during those years were Ruth Matthes, Dorothy Corporon, Louise Walters and Irene Batchelder.


Palacios ISD 75th Anniversary 1906 - 1891, Palacios Beacon Supplement
 


 Citrus Grove Article - Handbook of Texas

Citrus Grove Business Ads

Citrus Grove History

Citrus Grove Newspaper Articles
 

 

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Jan. 11, 2009
   

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