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Built by Reverend John McCullough in 1849. Patterned after private Presbyterian schools in historic Chester County, Pennsylvania, the institution was a landmark in pioneer Texas education. Eminently suited for the purpose, the school compound occupied this half-block, upon which the county jail now stands. After five years of successful operation, death and destitution from yellow fever epidemics which prostrated Galveston forced the seminary to close.
Galveston Seminary is a historical marker in Galveston, Galveston County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 281 historical markers documented in Galveston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 352 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.3039, -94.7884 near Galveston. The nearest cataloged historic site is First Presbyterian Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Maud Moller House, Andrews, Jackie, Private School, and Galveston County, Texas Revolution and Civil War.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5167007476. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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