Details for Hillsboro Junior College
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5217002487
Data
| Marker Number | 2487 |
| Atlas Number | 5217002487 |
| Marker Title | Hillsboro Junior College |
| Index Entry | Hillsboro Junior College |
| Address | 210 E. Walnut St. |
| City | Hillsboro |
| County | Hill |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 677123 |
| UTM Northing | 3542922 |
| Subject Codes | educational topics |
| Marker Year | 1967 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | E. Walnut Street, S side between S. Pleasant and S. Abbott streets |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 14" x 24" |
| Marker Text | One of first public junior colleges in Texas. Established 1923, as a part of Hillsboro public school system. Peak attendance was 410 students during 1939-40. School closed Aug. 31, 1950, after voters defeated maintenance tax proposal twice. Reopened 1962. (1967) |