Site of Galveston Seminary
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.
29.3039° N, 94.7884° W
Where to Find It
19th St. at Winnie
Nearby Markers
- 0.1 mi N First Presbyterian Church Galveston
- 0.1 mi SE Maud Moller House Galveston
- 0.1 mi NE Jackie Andrews Private School Galveston
- 0.1 mi SW Texas Revolution and Civil War, Galveston County Galveston
- 0.1 mi SW Reconstruction to 1900, Galveston County Galveston
- 0.1 mi SW Texas Bar Association Galveston