Marker Inscription
Organized May 6, 1896. Located on land donated by N. J. Nelson and T. T. Hogevold. The first building, erected with voluntary donations and labor, opened as high school October 28, 1897; after 1923 housed artifacts collection of Jacob Olson, early Norwegian settler. Under the direction of Dr. Carl Tyssen, president, college courses were offered in 1922; accredited as a two-year college in 1924. High school was discontinued in 1938. College merged with Texas Lutheran College, Seguin, in 1954. Two buildings formerly used by the college remain on the site. (1975)
About this site
Clifton Lutheran College is a historical marker in Clifton, Bosque County, dedicated in 1975. It is one of 46 historical markers documented in Bosque County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 131 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.7744, -97.5874 near Clifton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Olson, Joseph (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Clifton College Administration Building, Clifton Cemetery, and Shefstad, Gunarus and Ingerborg, House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5035004756. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
