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Presbyterian College Under Construction in Floydada Tx - Early 1900's
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"Despite boasting of an athletic field almost as
expansive as the prairie itself, the wide-open spaces around Floydada
Presbyterian Academy soon swallowed it up.
Conceived in 1909 and opened in the fall of 1911, the college lasted
just 2 1/2 terms before the doors of its fine three-story brick building
slammed shut for the final time. The idea of establishing an institution of higher learning in Floydada
was born during a boom time of rapid growth for the surrounding area. The same year Dr. John H. Wayland donated 40 acres of land and $10,000
to the Baptists to establish a college in Plainview, the Southern
Presbyterian (representing the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.) received
a proposition from Floydada residents to plant a church-affiliated
institution there. Article Courtesy K Cummings Pipes . . . for more like this please see Texas School History |
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Resources:
West Texas History & Memories (Face Book Group) Early Life in Texas County by County Books about Texas People and Places Famous People from Texas County by County Texas History in the 19th Century (Amazon) |
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School Days in Texas 1850 - 1960 | |||||
Texas Church History | |||||
Floyd County Unclaimed Estates
These Deceased Residents of Floyd County Left a total $7,108 in Unclaimed Money for their heirs. Please share this with your family and friends from Floydada and Lockney to let them know how to claim their inheritance from the Texas Comptroller's Office. . . see the list |
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Rare Artifacts, Memorabilia, Ancestry and History Records from Floydada, Lockney, Aiken, Barwise, Dougherty and South Plains, Texas | |||||
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Rare Artifacts, Memorabilia, Ancestry and History Records from Floydada, Lockney, Aiken, Barwise, Dougherty and South Plains, Texas | |||||