Add-Ran Christian College
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N 32° 28.366 W 097° 49.426
14S E 610530 N 3593448
This 1936 grey granite "gravestone" marker stands in front of a tabernacle in a field in Thorp Spring, TX.
Waymark Code: WM7MZE
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/10/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member clayj
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Marker Erected by: The State of Texas

Texas Historical Commission Atlas data:
Index Entry: Add-Ran Christian College
City: Thorp Springs
County: Hood
Subject Codes: Christian (Disciples of Christ) denominations; educational topics
Year Marker Erected: 1936
Marker Location: Carroway Street and Highway 4 (West side), Thorp Springs (Collins Remain-Building burned)
Marker Size: 1936 Centennial Marker (gray granite)
Related waymark: Texas Christian University WM5VK8: (visit link)
Marker Number: 84

Marker Text:
Here J.A. Clark and his two sons, Addison and Randolph began a private school Chartered in 1873 under the name of Add-Ran Christian College. Removed to Waco on December 25, 1895. Reestablished at Fort Worth in 1909 as Texas Christian University. Erected by the State of Texas 1936
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