Tyler in Smith County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Tyler Commercial College

1899 - 1963

— Tyler Honors · Half Mile of History —

Tyler Commercial College Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 28, 2017

1. Tyler Commercial College Marker

Inscription. Once considered the largest business training school in America, the college educated students in subjects ranging from business to petroleum geology and cotton classing.

Erected by Main Street Tyler Texas.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education.

Location. 32° 21.049′ N, 95° 18.105′ W. Marker is in Tyler, Texas, in Smith County. It can be reached from the intersection of North College Avenue and West Erwin Street. Part of the Tyler Half Mile of History Heritage Trail. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 102 North College Avenue, Tyler TX 75702, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: Tyler Carnegie Library (here, next to this marker); Gov. Richard B. Hubbard (within shouting distance of this marker); Senator Thomas Glover Pollard (within shouting distance of this marker); City of Tyler (within shouting distance of this marker); Tyler Civic Theatre Center (within shouting distance of this marker); The First County Agricultural Extension Agent (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Tyler Commercial College (within shouting distance of this marker); Smith County C.S.A. / Tyler-Smith County C.S.A. Men and Units (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tyler.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Also see . . . Stephen F. Austin State University - The Rise and Fall of Tyler Commercial College (May 2014). First of four parts. (Submitted on July 15, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

The Tyler Commercial College Marker is the nearest one. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 28, 2017

2. The Tyler Commercial College Marker is the nearest one.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 15, 2017. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 399 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 15, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.