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 American Friday, April 18, 1930 Vol. 7, Number 1 Bunker Hills got its name through School-Boy Prank Location of school has been changed twice during its history. by Lena Boedeker The first Bunker Hill school building was erected on a hillside in AstinŐs pasture about nine miles northwest of Stamford. It was a one-room structure. The first term of 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 wrote the name on a wooden gate that gave entrance to the school ground. The boys undoubtedly did not know they were going to be the originators of the name for this school district. After a number of successful terms of school in this building, it was decided to move the school into a different locality and build a larger school and then erected near what is known as Capron, a small railroad switch. The school was called Capron, the old building may still be seen on the J.P. Astin premises. It is being used for farm purposes. Although several successful school years were held under the new name of Capron, the school began to decline, and it was again decided to move the structure. This time it was moved to almost its former location, only on top of the hill and across the road on 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 the attendance became so great that it was necessary to add another room and a third teacher. The school has made a remarkable record rising from a one-teacher school to one of the leading rural schools of Haskell county.