Baylor University - Waco, Texas - Universities and Colleges on Waymarking.com

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Classes began in May, 1846, in a small wooden building on a hillside at Independence in Washington County. The first president was the Rev. Henry Lee Graves who was succeeded in 1851 by the Rev. Rufus C. Burleson. During Burleson's ten-year tenure, the university operated male and female departments, each housed on separate campuses a mile or so apart. Burleson resigned in 1861 to accept the presidency of the fledgling Waco Classical School which soon changed its name to Waco University. He remained at the helm of this school until 1886.

At Independence, the Rev. George W. Baines, great-grandfather of the 36th President of the United States, Lyndon Baines Johnson, guided the university through the early years of the Civil War. The Rev. William Carey Crane assumed the presidency in 1864. Two years later the female department received a separate charter and became Baylor Female College.

Name: Baylor University Location/Address: Baylor University Waco, Texas USA 76798 Phone Number: 1-800-BAYLOR-U Web Site: [Web Link] Type of School: Undergraduate School with Graduate Programs School Affiliation: Private -- Christian Protestant Date Founded: 1845 Enrollment: 14,581 Nicknames/Mascots: Bear School Colors: Green & White Location of GPS Coordinates: NE Entrance

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