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First organized school in Columbus. Founded Feb. 3, 1851, by Caledonia Lodge No. 68, A. F. & A. M.; housed on first floor of lodge hall at this site. Seminary taught literary subjects, music, art, for many years. Building was destroyed in Sept. 1909 hurricane. (1973)
Site of Columbus Female Seminary is a historical marker in Columbus, Colorado County, dedicated in 1973. It is one of 110 historical markers documented in Colorado County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 129 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.7066, -96.5429 near Columbus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Tate-Senftenberg-Brandon Home (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Bartels-Wirtz House, Townsend-West House, and Homesite of Fannie Baker Darden.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5089000981. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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