The University of Texas at Arlington
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N 32° 43.786 W 097° 06.833
14S E 676741 N 3622902
This marker is in front of the UTA Library, next to the flagpoles.
Waymark Code: WM13A1
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/01/2007
Views: 63
Index Entry: University of Texas at Arlington, The
Address: 702 College St.
City: Arlington
County: Tarrant
Subject Codes: ED;
Year Marker Erected: 1995
Designations: na
Marker Location: 702 College St., Arlington; In front of UTA Central Library
Marker Size: 27" x 42"
Repairs Completed: none
Marker Number: 5444
Marker Text:
Tracing its history to a series of private schools and military academies, The University of Texas at Arlington has grown with the community to become one of the area's most important public institutions. Arlington College, a private school for students in grades 1-10, opened here in 1895 in a two-story frame building. It was succeeded in 1902 by Carlisle Military Academy, operated by former State Superintendent of Public Instruction James M. Carlisle. Financial difficulties forced the Academy into receivership, and in 1913 H.K. Taylor opened Arlington Training School in its place. It in turn was replaced in 1916 by Arlington Military Academy, which closed after only one year.
The school became a state-supported institution in 1917. Known as Grubbs Vocational College for local supporter Vincent W. Grubbs, it was affiliated with Texas A&M (then called The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas) through two more name changes -- North Texas Agricultural College (1923-49) and Arlington State College (1949-65). Transferred to the University of Texas System in 1965, it was renamed the University of Texas at Arlington in 1967 and has become the second largest University in the System, offering undergraduate and graduate degrees.
Sesquicentennial of Texas Statehood 1845-1995
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