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Salado College

Type: Historic Site

Rating:

(3.50)1

Cost: N/A

Years In Use: 1860-1885

Year Destroyed: N/A

Open To The Public: Yes

Historical Marker: Yes

ADA Accessible: Yes

Bikes Allowed: N/A

Dogs Allowed: N/A

Interpretive Guide: N/A

Address: South Main St. and College Hill Dr.

City: Salado

County: Bell

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Elijah Robertson was a financial supporter of the college whose land donations helped finance the project. His contribution to Salado College and other endeavors in the area are the rationale for the monument that sits on the old Salado College grounds. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Another view of the remaining walls and window openings of the building. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

All that remains of Salado College's building are a foundation and a few exterior walls. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

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Another Athens of Texas
By Austin Explorer on 12/2/2012
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Coppertone and I stopped by for a visit while strolling through the shops in town on this day. This is not the only school that made the claim of being the "Athens" of Texas. I think Austin College made the same claim.

All that remains are some of the exterior walls of the two story building. It's hard to believe that even this building could accomodate the nearly 300 students that had enrolled near its height.

Local preservationists seem to be doing a good job of keeping the remains in stable condition and the addition of some plaques and the Robertson monument (founder and benefactor) provide some background in a time when Salado was an up and coming metro area.

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