Jasper Public Schools

Jasper Collegiate Institute, first local center for higher leaning, opened 1851; partially tax-supported, coeducational. First president was noted East Texas educator Marcus Montrose, graduate, Edinburgh University. After losses caused by Civil War (1861-1865), it was succeeded 1878 by Southeast Texas Male and Female College, which attained enviable status, and enjoyed the financial support of citizens of Jasper before closing in 1910. College properties, including a new building erected 1900, were deeded to the elementary and high schools of Jasper.

Jasper Public Schools is a historical marker in Jasper, Jasper County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 43 historical markers documented in Jasper County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 96 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.9238, -94.0100 near Jasper. The nearest cataloged historic site is Alamo Wall and Bulldog Stadium (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include First United Methodist Church of Jasper, Gil Gal, and Beaty-Orton House.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5241010455. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.