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Francis Howell Institute Opening

When: 1881
Where: Howell's Prairie
Part of: Francis Howell and Stephen F. Austin high schools open

Francis Howell Institute opened in 1881 in Howell's Prairie, named for Francis Howell.

The institute was named for Francis Howell, an early settler who helped establish it and left a fund for the school. The school's origins date to 1881 when the institute opened in Howell's Prairie.

Sources

Francis Howell High School Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-02

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