Site of Henry and Emerson Colleges
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 33° 08.717 W 095° 57.086
15S E 224692 N 3671271
Texas Historical Marker noting this as the site of Henry (later Emerson) College, with a nod to other Hunt County colleges of the time. Located in a residential area on the east side of FM 513 in Campbell, TX.
Waymark Code: WMNHX3
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/20/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member QuesterMark
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Marker Number: 7802

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Prominent early institutions. Henry College, founded in 1892 by educators Henry Bridges and Henry Eastman, was re-established and renamed in 1903 for writer Ralph Waldo Emerson. Closed 1907. Other early colleges in Hunt County were Calhoun (1887-1899), Texas Holiness (1899-1920), the Elmwood Institute (1898-1906), Burleson (1895-1931) and Wesley (1914-1937). Only East Texas State University (opened in 1894) still operates, in Commerce. Although short-lived, these colleges (like more than 200 chartered in Texas 1836-1875) helped shape early culture. (1968)
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