an Independent School District. The land for Woden School, , was sold by Andrew Jackson Chisum to the district in 1915. The deed to this has been passed down from Davis Houston King, one of the trustees at the time, to his grandson, Ford King Jr., who was superintendent of Woden ISD from 1973 to 2002. A two-storey red brick building was constructed in 1915. It was renovated in 1930, when a gymnasium was built and the upstairs auditorium was turned into a classroom. The building stood until 1953 when it was totally destroyed by fire. A new school was constructed on the same site. The small schools within the district either ceased to function or were annexed by Woden ISD. For instance, Persimmon Grove was annexed in 1935. As the other schools ceased operation, their students were bussed to Woden or other schools. Most recently, in March 2022 the Etoile district announced it would be consolidated with Woden. References External links Woden ISD School districts in Nacogdoches County, Texas Nacogdoches, Texas