Alamo Institute

In 1890 Van Zandt county had 81 schools but none for higher learning. In April 1890, Prof. James F. Davidson and J. W. Downs held a community meeting in the Old Clough School House in Ben Wheeler. They presented a plan, adopted unanimously, to establish Alamo Institute if citizens transferred control of Clough School. The institute’s main building was completed in time for the fall semester. By 1894 the campus included a pair of two-story buildings. Courses included history, latin, science, music and voice culture. Alamo Institute closed before 1911. State representative, county and district attorney, and U. S. Congressman Morgan G. Sanders was the most prominent graduate.

Alamo Institute is a historical marker in Van Zandt County, Texas, dedicated in 2009. It is one of 84 historical markers documented in Van Zandt County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 167 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.4462, -95.7031. The nearest cataloged historic site is Morgan G. Sanders (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Cane Syrup Production in Van Zandt County, Ben Wheeler Community, and Prairie Springs Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507015790. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.