Details for Site of Red Oak Academy
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5251004878
Data
| Marker Number | 4878 |
| Atlas Number | 5251004878 |
| Marker Title | Site of Red Oak Academy |
| Index Entry | Red Oak Academy, Site of |
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| City | |
| County | Johnson |
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| Subject Codes | educational topics |
| Marker Year | 1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | private property, from Burleson take Academy Hill 2 miles west - marker is in a backyard and fenced in |
| Private Property | Yes |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 14" x 24" |
| Marker Text | An early Texas college, founded near this site (at that time part of Brushy Mound), 1879; re-established as Alta Vista College, 1885. Transferred in 1893 to Presbyterian church, it was renamed Red Oak Academy and inspired name for this section: "Academy Hill". The school closed in 1899. |