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Old School House - Indian Creek LbNA #60925

Owner:Baby Bear
Plant date:Feb 16, 2012
Location: Old School House ruins
City:Indian Creek
County:Brown
State:Texas
Boxes:1
Found by: Gryzzled Gryphon
Last found:Apr 27, 2012
Status:FF
Last edited:Feb 16, 2012
Difficulty: Easy, but be carefull walking around
Distance to Letterbox: 100 yards

The Old School House letter box is located in this old brick school. the ruins are very interesting to explore. Here is a history of the area, which notes the school, from the online Texas Handbook:
INDIAN CREEK, TEXAS (Brown County). Indian Creek, on Farm Road 586 in southern Brown County, was named for a local watercourse. In 1876 a post office was established in Francis Harris's general store, and that same year a school was built in Tom McAden's pasture. The community had two stores, a cotton gin, and a blacksmith shop in 1879. Indian Creek remained a small community. The writer Katherine Anne Porter was born there on May 15, 1890, and drew upon memories of Central Texas life in much of her writing. In 1945 Indian Creek had two businesses, a school, a church, and sixty residents. Its school was consolidated with the Brookesmith schools in 1948–49. The community's population in 1988 was twenty-eight. In 2000 no population estimates were available. County highway maps showed Indian Creek, as well as Indian Creek Cemetery three miles north of the townsite. The cemetery includes the grave of Katherine Anne Porter. Remnants of the old school are still visible in the area.

Directions:
From Brownwood, go south on Hwy 377 to FM586, turn left and go to town of Indian Creek. School house ruins are on right side of road, but pull down side road just before and park near driveway entry with chain.

To the Letterbox:
Go over the chain and walk acroos pasture to the steps entering the school. Go in and walk across to the far side wall and steps on that side. Box is on right side of those steps under edge with rocks in front.