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Founded 1847. Named for Robert Chappell, an 1841 settler. Early education center, with Chappell Hill Male and Female Institute, 1852, and Soule University, 1850. Male students marched away to Civil War in 1861. C.S.A. Quartermaster Depot located here.
Chappell Hill is a historical marker in Chappell Hill, Washington County, dedicated in 1964. 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 30.1356, -96.2569 near Chappell Hill. The nearest cataloged historic site is Soule University for Boys (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Providence Baptist Church, Felder, E. King, House, and Chappell Hill Historical Society Museum.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5477008319. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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