Details for Decatur Baptist College

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5497001197

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Marker Number 1197
Atlas Number 5497001197
Marker Title Decatur Baptist College
Index Entry Decatur Baptist College
Address Trinity St.
City Decatur
County Wise
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 631671
UTM Northing 3676881
Subject Codes Baptist denomination; educational topics
Marker Year 1964
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark Yes
Marker Location At south end of Trinity Street, Decatur
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size Medallion and Plate
Marker Text Decatur Baptist College, world's first institution to be planned (in 1898) as a junior college. This hall was built in 1892, for an earlier school.

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