Savoy College Alumni Build Halsell Gymnasium The Alumni Association was established in 1937, which kicked off in 1938 with a reunion and the dedication of the new R.R. Halsell Gymnasium.… Read More
Savoy Male and Female College Burns Fire destroyed the Savoy Male and Female College in 1890… Read More
Cyclone Destroys Most of Savoy On May 28, 1880 a large tornado killed eleven persons and virtually destroyed the community.… Read More
Construction of the Savoy Sanctuary Completes The historic Savoy Sanctuary built as a Methodist Church was constructed from 1876-1878… Read More
Savoy Male and Female College Established The Savoy Male and Female College was established in 1876 and was one of the first coeducational academic institutions in North Texas. The school provided educational opportunities regardless of ability to pay tuition for young men and women in the area and Native American students from reservations in Oklahoma. It also offered primary and preparatory… Read More
Post Office Opens The settlement grew slowly until after the Civil War, when hundreds of settlers began arriving in the area. In 1873 a post office opened.… Read More
Savoy Land is Purchased Savoy was established about 1863 by Colonel William Savoy, a pioneer settler and landowner who had arrived in the area in the late 1850s.… Read More