| Marker Number |
8321 |
| Atlas Number |
5477008321 |
| Marker Title |
Chappell Hill Female College Bell |
| Index Entry |
Chappell Hill Female College |
| Address |
|
| City |
Chappell Hill |
| County |
Washington |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
764644 |
| UTM Northing |
3337597 |
| Subject Codes |
women, women's history topics; educational topics |
| Marker Year |
1967 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Church St. in front of Public School, Chappell Hill.
|
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Other - explain |
| Marker Text |
Chappell Hill Male and Female Institute (founded 1850) pioneered in higher learning in Texas. Under Methodist Church after 1854. Women's branch was chartered separately, 1856. Rebuilt after a fire in 1871; this bell, cast 1873, is only relic of the old college, closed in 1912. |
