Marker Inscription
Founded 1885 by Presbyterian Church, institution previously operated as a high school. In peak year, over 300 pupils, many from distant places, attended. First president was W. H. White. College had greatest success under J. M. Wagstaff. Presidents later were J. W. Melton, R. W. Benge, E. W. Doran, J. N. Ellis, John Collier, J. B. Clay and (again) W. H. White. The two-story, red sandstone building had four classrooms on the first floor, an auditorium on the second, and a belfry. The curriculum included courses in Latin, Greek, Christian evidence, physics, calculus, and music. (1968)
About this site
Buffalo Gap College is a historical marker in Buffalo Gap, Taylor County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 49 historical markers documented in Taylor County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 129 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.2848, -99.8284 near Buffalo Gap. The nearest cataloged historic site is Buffalo Gap (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Indian Fight, Vicinity of, Taylor County Courthouse Museum (1880), and Old Taylor County Courthouse and Jail.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5441000560. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
