Marker Inscription
School originated as Female Department of Marshall University, chartered Jan. 18, 1842, by Republic of Texas. Marshall Masonic Lodge No. 22 chartered the Female Institute as a separate school in 1850. Five lodge members (including city's most prominent men) were on institute's executive board. By 1853, there were fifty-three students and a faculty of five. Two who served longest of the school's five presidents were Dr. Thomas B. Wilson (1850-1858 and 1865-1870) and Dr. Charles B. Stuart (1874-1886).
About this site
Marshall Masonic Female Institute is a historical marker in Marshall, Harrison County, dedicated in 1969. It is one of 103 historical markers documented in Harrison County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 270 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.5477, -94.3690 near Marshall. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sam Houston's 1857 Campaign in Marshall (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Pickens, Lucy H., Temple Moses Montefiore, and First Presbyterian Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5203010193. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
