Running Brushy School (aka Running Brushy Creek School) was established as a log cabin schoolhouse sometime in the 1860s. The log cabin was replaced in 1877 by a one-story, one-room wood frame building with double front doors along with a row of windows on the north and south sides. Summer services were conducted under a brush arbor. County elections were also held there. (Ref: https://cedarparkfun.com/cedar-park-history/timeline/)
Running Brushy School was located on the Cluck property close to the RR Foreman’s house. George Cluck and Harriet Cluck sold 1 1/2 acres for $1.00 to the “trustees of the Running Brushy School community”. The trustees were George Cluck and J. N. Stewart. Running Brushy received its name from a heavy flowing spring on the Cluck home place. Running Brushy School District (aka Running Brushy Creek School District) and Cedar Park School District operated the Running Brushy School from the 1860s until 1923. (Ref: Williamson County Deed Book 11, pg. 434-435)
The deed stated this was to be used for both school and church purposes; however, "no meeting of any kind or public nature be allowed to interfere with the regular exercises of a school". (Ref: Williamson County Deed Book 12, pg. 446)
Running Brushy School was renamed to Cedar Park School in 1908. To be exact, Running Brushy Community School was renamed to Cedar Park Community School. Yet the school was spereate from Cedar Park School was still referred to as Running Brushy School. (Ref: https://cedarparkfun.com/cedar-park-history/timeline/)
Thomas L. Allen began plans for consolidating Cedar Park School and Block House School in 1922. A petition led to each of the schools closing. Cedar Park School was obsolete and in need of repair. Running Brushy School, Cedar Park School, New Hope School, and Block House School were part of the Cedar Park School District which would be consolidated into White Stone Common School District. Running Brushy School would be consolidated into White Stone School in 1923. The school operated until 1937. (Ref: Land of Good Water, Page 24)
Running Brushy School - this log schoolhouse was established in the 1860s. It was replaced in 1877 by a one-story wood frame building, which remained in operation until 1937. Running Brushy Community School & Church was located on the Cluck property close to what would in time be the park and the railroad foreman’s house. Summer services were conducted under a brush arbor.
County elections were still held there after the school closed. Summer services were conducted under a brush arbor. The building was continually used until being abandoned sometime in the 1960s. Running Brushy School was later demolished in 1970 due to its dilapidated condition. The city had the building torn down and removed. (Ref: Hattie Standefer Cluck, pg. 43, Lorena Hillyer Fox)
The Student Geology Society of the University of Texas (UT Austin) discovered fossils such as Ceratostreon texanum, Holectypus planatus, Verticellate alga, Neithea irregularis, and Dictyoconus walnutensus on the White Stone School property in 1977. Several other fossils were found and retrieved to be sent UT Labs as well. The Whitestone Lentil was possibly discovered there too.
(Ref: https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/bitstream/handle/2152/63760/Guidebook%20to%20the%20Geology%20of%20Travis%20County.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y)
Today Running Brushy School lives on under the name of Running Brushy Middle School which is operated by Leander ISD. That is where the namesake of that school came from.
Running Brushy School was located near the intersection of Buttercup Creek Boulevard & US 183, Cedar Park, Texas, 78613. Running Brushy School was located next to Cedar Park School.
*Running Brushy School was also known as Running Brushy Creek School and Running Brushy Community School.
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