Moultonbr/Lavaca County, Texasbr/29 33.601' N 97 11.586' Wbr/Directions: Start at the intersection of FM-532 and CR-290. Go 100 feet west on FM-532. The marker is on the right (north) side of the road.br/ br/Text: In 1916, nineteen taxpayers of the Mouton Independent School District (MISD) petitioned the county court to establish a new rural school for northwestern Lavaca County, because unpaved roads and a lack of school buses made it difficult for rural children to attend schools in Moulton. The petition was granted and District 64 was formed, encompassing about eight square miles from the Gonzales-Lavaca County Line to within two miles of Moulton. Joe Culak donated one acre of land for the school, and so the school was named ldquo;Culakrsquo;s Schoolrdquo; in his honor. The first school board election was held in April 1917 with Culak, Gus Huff and Alois Zidek elected trustees. A 24 by 48 foot frame building was erected in the spring of 1917, and Ruby Meiners was hired as the first teacher. Enrollment varied through the years and was highest in the mid-1930s to the early 1940s. The county school board certified Culakrsquo;s school to teach seven grades in 1934 and eight grades the following year. Prior to the 1935-36 term, a second teacher, Ben Darilek, was added to help with increasing turnout, and the school house was enlarged and renovated. Peak enrollment came in 1941-42 when sixty-two students attended. The school reverted to one teacher when Darilek went into military service in 1942, as did most other male teachers from Lavaca County. Student enrollment declined sharply after WWII. The final school year at Culakrsquo;s School was 1948-49. The summer the County School Board declared the district dormant and consolidated the attendance area with MISD. In December 1950, the Moulton SPJST Lodge #184 purchased the land and former school building for $1700 and rehabilitated the building for reuse as a meeting hall and community facility. Today, Culakrsquo;s is one of the few remaining rural school houses still standing in Lavaca County.br/ br/Date Photographed: 20-04-27