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​Larissa College

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Marker Text: ​A prominent school before the Civil War. Established in a log hut in 1848. Placed under the control of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in 1855. Chartered February 2, 1856. With splendid equipment, Larissa offered the strongest science work of the day in Texas. Closed in 1866. Dr. F. L. Yoakum, President, 1855-1866. (1936) 

Marker No: 6839

Gray Granite 1936 Centennial Marker

Geographic: 32.059467,-95.325417

Location: From Mount Selman, FM 855 west 2.7 miles, CR 3405 south 0.2 miles