| Marker Number |
3811 |
| Atlas Number |
5309003811 |
| Marker Title |
Texas Christian University |
| Index Entry |
Texas Christian University, Old Site of |
| Address |
|
| City |
Waco |
| County |
McLennan |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
675629 |
| UTM Northing |
3488733 |
| Subject Codes |
educational topics |
| Marker Year |
1966 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
19th Street and Mitchell, Waco |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
A hundred people--faculty and students of Add-Ran Christian University (situated 1876-1895 at Thorp Spring)--reached Waco by train and marched 3 miles to this site on Christmas Eve 1895. By invitation, Add-Ran began to operate that day in unfinished building of Waco Female College, which had given up its charter after functioning since 1857. Add-Ran in 1902 became Texas Christian University. The "Horned Frog" began publication. School spirit was high, but on March 22, 1910, fire destroyed the school. Financial inducements caused T.C.U. to rebuild in Fort Worth. |
