Fredericksburg, Texas
The first Meusebach Creek School was a small square log cabin. The bare interior contained only a stove, long benches, and the teacher's desk and chair.  A new school was built on the property in the 1880's. 

The curriculum included arithmetic, reading, in both German and English, writing, spelling, and geography.  The school also began receiving state support, which added a "free" two months to the year, meaning that tuition was not paid for these months.  Some children could only afford to attend for these months. Teachers' salaries at that time averaged $20 per month.

In the 1930's, the district was finally in a financial position to build a modern school.  This was the fourth and last building.  The new frame building had nine windows and two entrances.  It had a large classroom, a library, and a cloakroom.

The Meusebach Creek School was consolidated with the Fredericksburg school district in 1954, after providing education to the community's children for ninety years. Henry, Laura, Minnie, George and Ovie Washington, whose parents were freed slaves, attended school with the other children at Meusebach in 1869.  This was certainly one of the first integrated schools in the South.