Columns of a Building of Old Baylor University
3 blocks W of FM 50/FM 390 intersection, on FM 390, Independence., Independence, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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EST. 1845
EST. 1845
1845
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Columns of a Building of Old Baylor University.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About Columns of a Building of Old Baylor University
Baylor University was chartered by the Republic of Texas in 1845 and opened at Independence in 1846, Texas's oldest university under its original name. This site held the Baylor Female College while men attended classes on a nearby hill, until it moved to Belton and Waco in 1886. One of its presidents was a great-grandfather of Lyndon Baines Johnson.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Columns of a Building of Old Baylor University
Outgrowth of efforts of Judge R. E. B. Baylor and others; chartered by Republic of Texas on Feb. 1, 1845; opened 1846--Baylor is the oldest university in Texas operating under original name. Until moving (1886) to Belton and Waco, Baylor was located here for 40 years, under Presidents H. L. Graves, R. C. Burleson, G. W. Baines (whose great grandson, Lyndon Baines Johnson, became 36th U.S. president), and W. C. Crane. These columns mark site of Baylor Female College; men attended Baylor University, on hill to the south, across the "River Jordan". Restored 1952 by ex-students and friends under leadership of Baylor Historical Society. Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5477008299
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