Waco in McLennan County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
R. E. B. Baylor
Photographed by Brian Anderson, April 9, 2023
1. R. E. B. Baylor Marker
(Back)
1791-1873
Founder of Baylor University under the Republic of Texas 1845. Donor of the first thousand dollars to the institution. President of the first Board of Trustees. Professor in the first law faculty. He exemplified in his life the motto of Baylor University "Pro Ecclesia Pro Texana."
Erected by the state of Texas 1936 with funds appropriated by the federal government to commemorate one hundred years of Texas Independence.
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Constructive Statesman
Judge Baylor was a member of the Kentucky legislature, congressman from Kentucky, congressman from Alabama, United States Senator from Alabama. He served five years as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas, twenty years as district judge for the state courts, as commander of a company in the War of 1812 and as a soldier in the Creek and Indian War, Mexican War and the Texas-Indian War.
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Religious Leader
Judge Baylor organized the Union Association, the first Baptist organization in Texas. Presented the first report in behalf of Christian education in Texas. He was the first president
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Erected 1936 by the State of Texas. (Marker Number 4152.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list.
Location. 31° 32.664′ N, 97° 7.19′ W. Marker is in Waco, Texas, in McLennan County. It is on Speight Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located at the end of Founders Mall on the campus of Baylor University. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Waco TX 76706, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically,
Photographed by Brian Anderson, April 9, 2023
2. R. E. B. Baylor Marker (Right Side)
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Burleson Quadrangle (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Armstrong Browning Library (about 400 feet away); Georgia Burleson and Early Female Education at Baylor (about 400 feet away); The Texas Collection (about 400 feet away); Dr. Andrew Joseph Armstrong and Mary Maxwell Armstrong (about 400 feet away); Old Main (about 500 feet away); Carroll Library (about 500 feet away); Seventh & James Baptist Church (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waco.
Also see . . . Baylor, Robert Emmett Bledsoe (17931873) - The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted on June 13, 2023, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.)
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3. R. E. B. Baylor Marker (Left Side)
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4. R. E. B. Baylor Marker (Back Text)
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5. R. E. B. Baylor Marker (Back)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2023, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 293 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 13, 2023, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.
