Sign South of Building

Bowie Jr. High
Located 500 West 21 Street.

Historical Marker

BOWIE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
(OPENED 1949)

NAMED FOR JIM BOWIE, ALAMO HERO, INVENTOR BOWIE KNIFE, OTHER SCHOOLS HONOR TEXANS NOTED FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE IN: WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE; REPUBLIC; CONFEDERACY; INDIAN FIGHTS; WORLD WARS; OTHERS COMMEMORATE SHRINES; GOVERNORS; EDUCATORS; BUSINESS; BLACK; MEXICAN LEADERS.

SCHOOLS NAMES PRESERVE PROUD HERITAGE AND ARE PERMANENT REMINDERS OF THE DEBT OF GRATITUDE OWED GREAT LEADERS OF TEXAS AND ECTOR COUNTY.

ERECTED IN HONOR OF THE EDUCATIONAL, HISTORICAL, CIVIC ACHIEVEMENTS OF W.M. HOLM SUPERINTENDENT, ECTOR COUNTY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, 1972-1986.

NO. 4---------------------------------------------1986
HERITAGE OF ODESSA FOUNDATION


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