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Lon Morris College (LMC) was a private junior college located in Jacksonville, Texas, United States, and was the only school affiliated with the United Methodist Church that was owned by an individual conference and not the denomination as a whole. Lon Morris was an accredited two-year institute of higher learning, which provided instruction in ...
Lon Morris College was a Methodist junior college in Jacksonville, Texas, founded in 1873 and closed in 2013. Learn about its history, sports teams, famous alumni, and campus buildings from the lost-colleges website.
Lon Morris College is a 2 year liberal arts, faith-based private college located in Jacksonville, Texas. The student body averages above 300 students. Lon Morris College has been serving young people in East Texas and from around the world for over 150 years.
31 sie 2021 · The Texas Historical Commission recognized Lon Morris College as the oldest junior college in Texas in 1972 and approved a marker for the campus. Lon Morris is also the only one of the pre-Civil War schools in East Texas still in existence (see EDUCATION; ANTEBELLUM TEXAS).
Histories and journals of the period, records and publications of the school and other institutions, and oral interviews of persons involved in its development provide data for the study. As a historical analysis, the study is divided according to successive periods in the school's development.
Learn about the origins, evolution and closure of Lon Morris College, a Methodist institution in East Texas. Discover how its historical items were saved and donated to the Cherokee County Historical Commission.
16 sie 2009 · Hundreds of schools were established in East Texas before the Civil War; Lon Morris College alone still exists as the oldest two year college in the entire state. This month marks its 100th anniversary as a junior college in its current location.
