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Buffalo Gap College |
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West and Vine St., Buffalo Gap,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
32° 16' 58.99329999984",
-99° 49' 42.40641"
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Texas State Historical Marker |
Founded 1885 by Presbyterian Church, institution previously operated as a high school. In peak year, over 300 pupils, many from distant places, attended. First president was W. H. White. College had greatest success under J. M. Wagstaff. Presidents later were J. W. Melton, R. W. Benge, E. W. Doran, J. N. Ellis, John Collier, J. B. Clay and (again) W. H. White. The two-story, red sandstone building had four classrooms on the first floor, an auditorium on the second, and a belfry. The curriculum included courses in Latin, Greek, Christian evidence, physics, calculus, and music. (1968)
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Buffalo Gap College Historical Marker Location Map, Texas
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