Jones County Texas Archives - History of Bunker Hill Community in 1930 *********************************************************** Submitted by: Dorman Holub Date: 19 January 2020 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/jones/jonestoc.htm *********************************************************** The Stamford AmericanFriday, April 18, 1930Vol. 7, Number 1Bunker Hills got its name through School-Boy PrankLocation of school has been changed twice during its history.by Lena BoedekerThe first Bunker Hill school building was erected on a hillside in AstinŐs pastureabout nine miles northwest of Stamford. It was a one-room structure. The first termof school was held in the winter of 1908-1909.Bunker Hill was given its name by a group of boys who were out merry making and wrotethe name on a wooden gate that gave entrance to the school ground. The boysundoubtedly did not know they were going to be the originators of the name for thisschool district.After a number of successful terms of school in this building, it was decided to movethe school into a different locality and build a larger school and then erected nearwhat is known as Capron, a small railroad switch. The school was called Capron, theold building may still be seen on the J.P. Astin premises. It is being used for farmpurposes.Although several successful school years were held under the new name of Capron, theschool began to decline, and it was again decided to move the structure. This time itwas moved to almost its former location, only on top of the hill and across the roadon land owned by E.Q. Chatwell. Here the original name of Bunkerhill was restored.Following three very successful terms of school in the two-room building theattendance became so great that it was necessary to add another room and a thirdteacher. The school has made a remarkable record rising from a one-teacher school toone of the leading rural schools of Haskell county.