Marker Inscription
Education, Architecture
Historic Place
Belton Academy
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About this site
Belton Academy is a historic place in Belton, Bell County, dedicated in 1990. It is one of 51 historic places documented in Bell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 399 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.0635, -97.4575 near Belton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Wedemeyer House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include House at 730 N. Beal St., James House, and Burford, R. F. and Lena, House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2090001937. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Belton Academy was established in 1886 by Charles Wedemeyer and operated as an advanced preparatory school in Belton until 1911. Among its students was Walton Harris Walker, later a U.S. Army general. The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Sources: tshaonline.org
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