Pleasant Hill

Texas ghost towns run the full arc: cattle railheads, cotton towns the boll weevil broke, and oil booms that went bust.

The Pleasant Hill School at 2722 Farm Rd. 1399 in Linden in Cass County, Texas was a Rosenwald School built in 1925 to serve African-American children. It has elements of Bungalow/craftsman style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. It is a two-teacher-plan Rosenwald School that cost $3,450 to construct. Funding was $2,050 from public monies, $700 from the Rosenwald Fund, $700 from Negroes, and $0 from Whites, according to historic records. It was one of 23 Rosenwald schools in Cass County, of which only it and another in Linden survived in 2003.

The on-the-ground condition of Pleasant Hill is unverified — it's listed here with unknown status. That could mean standing buildings, or an empty field. Go prepared for either, and consider sharing what you find so the record improves.

Nobody has confirmed the access situation, so treat any visit as reconnaissance: verify land ownership first, and be ready to admire from the road.

Here's the honest truth: access to Pleasant Hill is unverified. We couldn't confirm whether the site sits on public land, private property, or something in between — so verify land ownership and local rules before visiting, and respect private property at all times. The mapped point for Pleasant Hill is roughly 33.0531, -94.3961 — use it as a starting point and cross-reference a current topographic map before leaving pavement.

Ghost-town etiquette is simple: take only photographs. Removing artifacts is illegal on public lands and disrespectful everywhere else — and on federal land it can be a serious offense.