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A pioneer institution of higher education incorporated January 19, 1842. Granted four leagues of land for its support by the Republic of Texas. The leading educational institution in northeast Texas until the Civil War. It later became a part of the public school system of Marshall.
Marshall University is a historical marker in Marshall, Harrison County, dedicated in 1936. 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 32.5447, -94.3745 near Marshall. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ebenezer Methodist Church (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Trinity Episcopal Church, Wigfall House, and First Baptist Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5203010196. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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