The Texas Baptist Educational Society
On October 7, 1841, at a meeting in Fayette County, Union Baptist Association Members organized the Texas Baptist Educational Society to coordinate various educational programs. R.E.B. Baylor (1791-1873), the first society president, and William M. Tryon (1809-1847) secured a charter in 1845 for the formation of Baylor College at Independence. The female branch, now called the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, moved to Belton in 1886. Active in student assistance programs, the society was consolidated in 1886 with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. (1980)
31.0665° N, 97.4647° W
Where to Find It
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor campus, E side of Moore Ave. between Wells Science Hall and W.W. Walton Chapel
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi E The Rev. George Washington Baines Belton
- <0.1 mi NE A Memorial to Civil War Education in Texas Belton
- <0.1 mi S Robert Emmet Bledsoe Baylor Belton
- <0.1 mi S Scott and White School of Nursing Belton
- <0.1 mi SE Luther Memorial Belton
- <0.1 mi E Jeff Hamilton Belton