Marker Inscription
Oldest junior college in Texas. Founded in Kilgore by Dr. Isaac Alexander, pioneer educator. In 1875 it became property of the East Texas (now the Texas) Conference of the Methodist Church. It was moved to Jacksonville in 1894. A junior college since 1912, renamed Alexander College (1916), it was retitled in 1924 to honor Pittsburg (Tex.) banker R. A.(Lon) Morris. First junior college in Texas with a Phi Theta Kappa scholarship fraternity; Also member Southern Association of Colleges longer than any other junior college in the state.
About this site
Lon Morris College is a historical marker in Jacksonville, Cherokee County, dedicated in 1971. It is one of 112 historical markers documented in Cherokee County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 245 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.9546, -95.2773 near Jacksonville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Campbell Plot (cemetery), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include First United Methodist Church of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Oldest Home in, and Jacksonville Post Office.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5073006848. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
