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Local residents urge county to preserve Pine Island School building
Summary
Speakers told commissioners the historic Pine Island School building near Smith Point has community and historic value and should be preserved rather than removed; a speaker said deeds and affidavits exist showing reversion language to family ownership if not used for teaching.
Janet Legoe and other Smith Point residents addressed the Chambers County Commission Court on Jan. 14 to urge preservation of the Pine Island School building on FM 562, describing the structure’s historical role and community value and asking the county not to demolish it.
Legoe described the school’s history as a wooden…
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