| Marker Number |
4396 |
| Atlas Number |
5149004396 |
| Marker Title |
Rutersville College |
| Index Entry |
Rutersville College |
| Address |
|
| City |
Rutersville |
| County |
Fayette |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
712806 |
| UTM Northing |
3314454 |
| Subject Codes |
Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination; educational topics |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
from Rutersville, take County Round (Old College Rd.) east 1 mile |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Centennial Marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text |
First institution of higher education in Texas recommended in 1837 by Martin Ruter, D.D. Chartered as a Methodist school in 1840. Granted four leagues of land by the Republic of Texas. After educating more than 800 students it merged in 1856 into the Texas Monument and Military Institute. |
