Mallalieu University
In June, 1886, the townsite of Bartley was platted on land owned by the Reverend Allen Bartley, a minister of the Methodist Church. The previous year, Methodist Bishop Mallalieu had proposed this site as the location for a church-affiliated institution of higher education, and in April, 1886, the Reverend Bartley was authorized to establish a University here. By July, some 27 buildings had been erected in the new town.
The University, named for Bishop Mallalieu, was opened in September, 1886, with an enrollment of sixty students. Courses were taught in the liberal arts, music, and business. The first class was graduated in the spring of 1888, and that summer, construction began on the first of the permanent University buildings, Haddock Hall, which was located a short distance north of this point.
The Hall was not completed, however, as drought and adverse economic conditions soon forced the University to close its doors. The school never reopened, and the bricks from Haddock Hall were later used in the construction of the Methodist Church of Bartley, the only reminder of this early attempt to bring higher education to southwest Nebraska.
Erected by Nebraska
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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Nebraska State Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1886.
Location. 40° 15.221′ N, 100° 18.346′ W. Marker is in Bartley, Nebraska, in Red Willow County. It is on Commercial Street north of Walnut Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bartley NE 69020, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Nebraska and in the Republican River Valley. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and on the prairies. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Memory of Pioneer Bohemians
Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 312 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 10, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 2. submitted on July 11, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
