This cache placement is part of the Garland History GeoTour. Should you wish to download the GeoTour passport to earn our beautiful GeoCoin, you can find the GeoTour page here. The log will contain a secret word which you must enter on your passport in the appropriate slot.
Be sure to log your "Will Attend" for the kickoff party of Garland GeoTour 2.0!
George Washington Carver Elementary housed first through eighth grades from 1949 through 1954. The Carver students chose a tiger to be their school mascot. Carver added a high school building in 1954, enabling the education of Black students in Garland through 12th grade for the first time. Previously, students wanting to further their education through 
twelfth grade had to attend Booker T. Washington High School in downtown Dallas. GISD provided transportation, but not for any extracurriculars that extended beyond the standard school day.
Due to Garland’s court-ordered desegregation plan, the last Carver graduating class was in 1966. After desegregation, some students attended Garland High and others South Garland High School. For the 1966-67 school year, Carver became an elementary school again. It served kindergarten through fifth grades until it closed in 1970. The original Carver Elementary building was demolished after the City purchased it, but the high school building and A.L. Anders Gymnasium remain.