Lon Morris College
Oldest junior college in Texas. Founded in Kilgore by Dr. Isaac Alexander, pioneer educator. In 1875 it became property of the East Texas (now the Texas) Conference of the Methodist Church. It was moved to Jacksonville in 1894. A junior college since 1912, renamed Alexander College (1916), it was retitled in 1924 to honor Pittsburg (Tex.) banker R. A.(Lon) Morris. First junior college in Texas with a Phi Theta Kappa scholarship fraternity; Also member Southern Association of Colleges longer than any other junior college in the state.
31.9551° N, 95.2767° W
Where to Find It
800 College Ave. at campus of Methodist Junior College
Nearby Markers
- 0.2 mi W Sea Scouts Ship 400 Jacksonville
- 0.3 mi N Brown, W. A., Home Jacksonville
- 0.4 mi N Oldest Home in Jacksonville Jacksonville
- 0.5 mi NE Church Founded by Chaplain Nicholas A. Davis, C.S.A. Jacksonville
- 0.5 mi NE Jacksonville's Public Square Jacksonville
- 0.8 mi N Sweet Union Baptist Church Jacksonville