University Training School - Central Texas College

In 1899, the Corsicana District of the Northwest Texas Methodist Conference established a college preparatory school. The following year, the University Training School opened at this site under the direction of the Rev. J. W. Adkisson, a respected Christian educator. In 1909, a junior college curriculum was added and the institution was renamed Central Texas College. The 15-acre campus included an ornate three-story Victorian main building. Although the school closed in 1912, it had a lasting impact on the development of educational systems in Blooming Grove.

University Training School - Central Texas College is a historical marker in Blooming Grove, Navarro County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 128 historical markers documented in Navarro County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 218 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.0901, -96.7125 near Blooming Grove. The nearest cataloged historic site is Blooming Grove Schools (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Blooming Grove United Methodist Church, Blooming Grove, and Rose Hill Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5349011643. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.