Wesley College

Founded 1905 by North Texas Conference of Methodist Church as the North Texas University Training School (coeducational), in Terrell, Tex. Raised in 1909 to junior college status and renamed. With support from local people, moved to Greenville for the fall session of 1912. Curriculum emphasized liberal arts. Presidents were the Rev. J. J. Morgan; the Rev. S. M. Black; Dr. D. H. Aston; S. E. Green; Dr. G. F. Winfield; Dr. J. E. Roach; Dr. G. B. Jackson; J. E. Blackburn; J. G. Roach. Before closing in 1938, Wesley College enriched the lives of thousands of students. Incise on base: Erected by the Alumni and Ex-students Association.

Wesley College is a historical marker in Greenville, Hunt County, dedicated in 1971. It is one of 70 historical markers documented in Hunt County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 92 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.1120, -96.1168 near Greenville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Wesley College Administration Building (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First Presbyterian Church of Greenville, Greenville Building and Loan Association, and Library Movement in Greenville.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5231007834. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.