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 Tehuacana Posted by:  QuesterMark
N 31° 44.618 W 096° 32.744
14R E 732493 N 3514641
This post-mounted subject marker stands alongside another Texas Historical Marker on the campus of Westminster College on Westminster Road in Tehuacana.
Waymark Code: WMQ9PP
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/17/2016
Views: 9
Marker erected by: Texas Historical Survey Committee
Texas Historical Commission Atlas data:
Index Entry Tehuacana
Address Westminster Rd.
City Tehuacana
County Limestone
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 732531
UTM Northing 3514613
Subject Codes cities and towns; educational topics; settlements; Presbyterian denomination; Native Americans
Year Marker Erected Marker Location On Campus of Westminster College, Westminster Rd., Tehuacana
Marker Size 27" x 42"
Marker Number: 5216
Marker Text:
Located at one of highest points (altitude 661 ft.) between Dallas and Houston. First noted in history by Philip Nolan's trading expedition, 1797. Home in early days of Tehuacana Indians, a Wichita tribe, who engaged in farming and peaceful pursuits until they were destroyed in early 1830s by Cherokees.
Town is on Mexican land grant obtained 1835 by John Boyd, member First Congress Republic of Texas. In 1847 Boyd became first postmaster, and in 1849 nominated Tehuacana for capital of State of Texas. However, Austin won in election held in 1850.
Tehuacana Academy, a Presbyterian school locally organized and supported, operated ten years. It was organized and supported, operated ten years. It was closed during Civil War, but furnished incentive (with help of Boyd) for founding in 1869 of Trinity University. Boyd's gift of 1,520 acres of land for college use includes present campus, where Trinity (now in San Antonio) operated until 1902.
School plant was deeded to Methodist Protestant Church, which relocated here Westminster College, one of first junior colleges (1916) in Texas. The Congregational Methodist Church bought the property in 1953 and now operates Westminster College and Bible Institute on the historic campus. (1967)
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