| Marker Number |
4729 |
| Atlas Number |
5059004729 |
| Marker Title |
Site of Belle Plain College |
| Index Entry |
Belle Plain College, Site of |
| Address |
|
| City |
Baird vicinity |
| County |
Callahan |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
465890 |
| UTM Northing |
3574692 |
| Subject Codes |
Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination; educational topics |
| Marker Year |
1969 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
from Baird, take US 283 south about 6 miles, then go east about 2.5 miles |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Early college of West Texas. Founded in 1881 by Methodist Church. Enrollment reached peak of 300 and students attended from throughout the region. College developed a superior course of study, with special strength in music. It had an orchestra and a brass band. A girl's dormitory was built soon after founding, and in 1885 a 3-story stone building was erected. School also had a military branch in town. Pupils wore blue and gray uniforms. After town lost both county seat and many citizens to Baird, 1883, college eventually closed. (1969). |
