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Site of Henry and Emerson Colleges |
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Greenville,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
33° 8' 42.69490000008",
-95° 57' 6.06796999992"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Prominent early institutions. Henry College, founded in 1892 by educators Henry Bridges and Henry Eastman, was re-established and renamed in 1903 for writer Ralph Waldo Emerson. Closed 1907. Other early colleges in Hunt County were Calhoun (1887-1899), Texas Holiness (1899-1920), the Elmwood Institute (1898-1906), Burleson (1895-1931) and Wesley (1914-1937). Only East Texas State University (opened in 1894) still operates, in Commerce. Although short-lived, these colleges (like more than 200 chartered in Texas 1836-1875) helped shape early culture.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Site of Henry and Emerson Colleges Historical Marker Location Map, Greenville, Texas
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