Nacogdoches University -- Nacogdoches TX
N 31° 36.417 W 094° 39.090
15R E 343335 N 3498053
The former building for the Old Nacogdoches University, given to the Nacogdoches Independent School District in 1904, was mentioned in the WPA Guide to Texas
Waymark Code: WMXJMB
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/20/2018
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The former Nacogdoches University, chartered by the Republic of Texas in 1845 to bring higher education to the East Texas frontier built this handsome building in the fall of 1859. The building served as the centerpiece of the old Nacogdoches University campus until the University closed in 1904, when this building was deeded to the Nacogdoches Independent school District for use as a high school.
In 1940 WPA writers wrote about the old Nacogdoches University as follows:
"On Mound St. at the Nacogdoches High School is the SITE OF NACOGDOCHES UNIVERSITY (open), established in 1845. The brick building that housed the male department still stands. A few Indian burial mounds remain in this vicinity. "
Book: Texas
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 583
Year Originally Published: 1940
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