​Site of
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Marker Text: ​Founded 1856. Lost most of its male students to Confederate army in Civil War. In 1864-1865 building was used as an army hospital. Was site in 1867 for the lying-in-state of body of General Albert Sidney Johnston, who had lived near Houston. (A secretary of war, Republic of Texas; veteran of Black Hawk War, Texas Revolution, Mexican War; Gen. Johnston died in 1862 Civil War Battle of Shiloh.)
​       Became Clopper Institute, 1881. In city school system, has been known as Central High and Sam Houston High School before use as school district headquarters.  (1965) 

Marker No: 10690

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

Geographic: 29.756630, -95.360680

Location: ​Caroline and Rusk Streets, Houston