| Marker Number |
2740 |
| Atlas Number |
5441002740 |
| Marker Title |
James Winford Hunt |
| Index Entry |
Hunt, James Winford |
| Address |
10th & Cottonwood St. |
| City |
Abilene |
| County |
Taylor |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
431955 |
| UTM Northing |
3591356 |
| Subject Codes |
educational topics; newspapers; religious leaders |
| Marker Year |
1986 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Southeast corner of 10th & Cottonwood -Abilene (Masonic Cemetery, enter from Cottonwood, make right at first block, follow paved road about 1/2 block, marker will be on left next to road) |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
grave marker |
| Marker Text |
Born in present Oklahoma, James Winford Hunt grew up on the Texas High Plains. A newspaper publisher for several years, he became a Methodist minister in 1903. While a pastor in Abilene, he convinced the Northwest Texas Conference of the Methodist Church to build a college in the town. The school, McMurry College, opened in 1923 with Dr. Hunt as president. Known widely for his writings and sermons, he became a successful Christian educator. Texas Sesquincentennial 1836-1986. |
