Marker Inscription
Outgrowth of efforts of Judge R. E. B. Baylor and others; chartered by Republic of Texas on Feb. 1, 1845; opened 1846--Baylor is the oldest university in Texas operating under original name. Until moving (1886) to Belton and Waco, Baylor was located here for 40 years, under Presidents H. L. Graves, R. C. Burleson, G. W. Baines (whose great grandson, Lyndon Baines Johnson, became 36th U.S. president), and W. C. Crane. These columns mark site of Baylor Female College; men attended Baylor University, on hill to the south, across the "River Jordan". Restored 1952 by ex-students and friends under leadership of Baylor Historical Society.
About this site
Baylor University is a historical marker in Independence, Washington County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 156 historical markers documented in Washington County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 368 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.3187, -96.3544 near Independence. The nearest cataloged historic site is Baylor University, Female Department (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Clark, Horace G., Davis Family, and Baylor Park.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5477008299. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
