| Marker Number |
7476 |
| Atlas Number |
5167007476 |
| Marker Title |
Site of Galveston Seminary |
| Index Entry |
Galveston Seminary, Site of |
| Address |
|
| City |
Galveston |
| County |
Galveston |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
326293 |
| UTM Northing |
3242928 |
| Subject Codes |
educational topics; churches |
| Marker Year |
1967 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
19th St. at Winnie |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Built by Reverend John McCullough in 1849. Patterned after private Presbyterian schools in historic Chester County, Pennsylvania, the institution was a landmark in pioneer Texas education. Eminently suited for the purpose, the school compound occupied this half-block, upon which the county jail now stands. After five years of successful operation, death and destitution from yellow fever epidemics which prostrated Galveston forced the seminary to close. |
