Female Department of Baylor University
On this site stood the Female Department of Baylor University incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Texas, February 1, 1845; Henry L. Graves, first president, was elected January 12, 1846; Preparatory Department for Boys and Girls was opened May 18, 1846 with H. F. Gillett as teacher; Rufus C. Burleson became president in 1851; in 1886 when Baylor University moved to Waco and consolidated with Waco University; the Female Department moved to Belton and now bears the name of Mary Hardin-Baylor College
30.3187° N, 96.3544° W
Where to Find It
3 blocks W of intersection of FM 50/FM 390, on FM 390, Independence.
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi NW Columns of a Building of Old Baylor University Independence
- 0.1 mi NE Dr. Horace G. Clark Independence
- 0.1 mi NE Davis Family Independence
- 0.1 mi NE Old Baylor Park Independence
- 0.1 mi E John Prince Coles Independence
- 0.2 mi E Site of the Home of General Sam Houston and Family Independence