Historical MarkerWoodland College for Boys
Kirvin · Freestone County · Dedicated 1936 · THC Atlas #5161009913
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Marker Inscription
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.
About this site
Woodland College for Boys is a historical marker in Kirvin, Freestone County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 57 historical markers documented in Freestone County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 139 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.7842, -96.3419 near Kirvin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Woodland Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church and School, Webb Branch-Dunagan, and Sessions Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5161009913. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
