​Site of
Galveston Seminary

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Marker Text: ​Built by Reverend John McCullough in 1849. Patterned after private Presbyterian schools in historic Chester County, Pennsylvania. The institution was a landmark in pioneer Texas education. Eminently suited for the purpose, the school compound occupied this half-block, upon which the county jail now stands. After five years of successful operation, death and destitution from yellow fever epidemics which prostrated Galveston forced the seminary to close. (1967) 

Marker No: 7475

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker 

Geographic: ​29° 18.232′ N, 94° 47.304′ W

Location: Intersection of 19th Street and Winnie Street, Galveston