Woodland College for Boys
Established in 1863. Enrollment more than 300 students. Colonel L. R. Wortham donated ten acres of land for use as a campus, church and cemetery. Charter trustees: Col. L. R. Wortham, Thomas Lamb, Dr. Rueben Anderson, Oliver Carter, John I. Winn, D. L. Carter, Noland Womack, T. L. Sessions, G. A. Sessions. Prof. Hellery Moseley was its only president. Mattie, Mary and Thomas Dixon were its teachers. The college became a grade school at the close of the Civil War. Discontinued in 1905 and moved to Kirvin.
31.7842° N, 96.3419° W
Where to Find It
2 mi. NW of Kirvin on FM 1449 at entrance to Woodland Cemetery
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi N Woodland Cemetery Kirvin
- <0.1 mi S Sonny Sessions Kirvin
- 0.6 mi S Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church and School Kirvin
- 1.5 mi SE Sessions Cemetery Kirvin
- 2.7 mi NE Caney Baptist Church Kirvin
- 3.7 mi S Shanks Cemetery Kirvin