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First institution of higher education in Texas recommended in 1837 by Martin Ruter, D.D. Chartered as a Methodist school in 1840. Granted four leagues of land by the Republic of Texas. After educating more than 800 students it merged in 1856 into the Texas Monument and Military Institute.
Rutersville College is a historical marker in Rutersville, Fayette County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 125 historical markers documented in Fayette County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 209 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.9422, -96.7955 near Rutersville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Methodist Annual Conference in Texas (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Rutersville, Rutersville, and Robinson.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5149004396. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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