Texas Historical Marker

Site of Soule University for Boys

Chappell Hill · Washington County · placed 1936

Civil War

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Washington County, Texas

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Established in 1855 and chartered in 1856 to replace Rutersville and Wesleyan Colleges. Closed during the Civil War and later by yellow fever. Succeeded in 1875 by Southwestern University

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