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Liberty Hill ISD History Page Traces Local Education to 1854

Liberty Hill ISD's history page traces local education from an 1854 log-cabin schoolhouse to a district it says serves more than 10,000 students in a community spanning 100 square miles.

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What to know

The district traces its first schoolhouse to 1854, when settlers recruited Julius Cicero Landrum and a one-room log cabin opened. [1]

Liberty Normal and Business College opened in 1885 and closed in 1910. [1]

The Red Brick Schoolhouse served kindergarten through 12th grade under one roof and closed in 1969. [1]

The district says it opened its first campus in 1979 and reached independent status by the 1980s. [1]

The page says the district serves more than 10,000 students across a community spanning 100 square miles. [1]

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The story so far

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