Rutersville College

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First institution of higher education in Texas recommended in 1837 by Martin Ruter, D.D. Chartered as a Methodist school in 1840. Granted four leagues of land by the Republic of Texas. After educating more than 800 students it merged in 1856 into the Texas Monument and Military Institute.

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Location Description from Rutersville, take County Round (Old College Rd.) east 1 mile

Marker # 4396

Dedicated 1936

Size, Type 1936 Centennial Marker (gray granite)

Code Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination; educational topics

Latitude, Longitude 29.942461, -96.795106

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