Hunters Glen in Plano in Collin County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Bethany Church and School
Photographed by James Hulse, December 26, 2024
1. Bethany Church and School Marker
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Bethany Church and School. . The Bethany Cemetery site at one time included Bethany Christian Church, Bethany School and the Bethany Home Demonstration Club. Presently, looking south, there is no trace of the school or church. Attendance at the Bethany Christian Church and Bethany School dwindled in the 1930's, as road improvements gave easier access to town. The buildings were eventually demolished due to lack of use., Addison Clark and his brother Randolph acquired funding from Bethany Christian Church to start Add Ran College. The finance mainly came from C.S Haggard, Captain R.W. Carpenter and Captain Bush. CS. Haggard was repaid for his loan with scholarships for his children. Captain R.W. Carpenter and Captain Bush were repaid with land for their loans., From its humble beginnings in Thorp Spring, Texas, Add Ran College would go through many evolutions; first moving to Waco, Texas in 1895. As the school the name was changed to Texas Christian University in 1902. In 1910 a fire destroyed the school's main administration building. A group of enterprising business leaders offered TCU 50 acres and $200,000.00 to rebuild in Fort Worth, Texas, the school's present location. In 1993 TCU honored Addison and Randall Clark with a statue unveiling. One wonders if the brothers would have been able to achieve their dream without the financial help of Bethany Church., Captions , (Photo #1) Courtesy of Plano Haggard Library Geneology Center , (Photo #2) Courtesy of Plano Haggard Library Geneology Center , (Photo #3) Randolph Clark, 1884, TCU Photo Collection, Special Collections, Mary Couts Burnett Library, Texas Christian University , (Photo #4) Addison Clark, 1897, TCU Photo Collection, Special Collections, Mary Couts Burnett Library, Texas Christian University , (Photo #5) Statue of Founders, 1993, Linda Kaye Photo Collection, Special Collections Mary Couts Burnett Library, Texas Christian University , (Photo #6) Aerial View of TCU Campus, ca 1970, TCU Photo Collection, Special Collections, Mary Couts Burnett Library, Texas Christian University
The Bethany Cemetery site at one time included Bethany Christian Church, Bethany School and the Bethany Home Demonstration Club. Presently, looking south, there is no trace of the school or church. Attendance at the Bethany Christian Church and Bethany School dwindled in the 1930's, as road improvements gave easier access to town. The buildings were eventually demolished due to lack of use.
Addison Clark and his brother Randolph acquired funding from Bethany Christian Church to start Add Ran College. The finance mainly came from C.S Haggard, Captain R.W. Carpenter and Captain Bush. CS. Haggard was repaid for his loan with scholarships for his children. Captain R.W. Carpenter and Captain Bush were repaid with land for their loans.
From its humble beginnings in Thorp Spring, Texas, Add Ran College would go through many evolutions; first moving to Waco, Texas in 1895. As the school the name was changed to Texas Christian University in 1902. In 1910 a fire destroyed the school's main administration building. A group of enterprising business leaders offered TCU 50 acres and $200,000.00 to rebuild in Fort Worth, Texas,
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the school's present location. In 1993 TCU honored Addison and Randall Clark with a statue unveiling. One wonders if the brothers would have been able to achieve their dream without the financial help of Bethany Church.
Captions (Photo #1) Courtesy of Plano Haggard Library Geneology Center (Photo #2) Courtesy of Plano Haggard Library Geneology Center (Photo #3) Randolph Clark, 1884,
TCU Photo Collection, Special Collections, Mary Couts Burnett Library, Texas Christian University (Photo #4) Addison Clark, 1897,
TCU Photo Collection, Special Collections, Mary Couts Burnett Library, Texas Christian University (Photo #5) Statue of Founders, 1993,
Linda Kaye Photo Collection, Special Collections Mary Couts Burnett Library, Texas Christian University (Photo #6) Aerial View of TCU Campus, ca 1970, TCU Photo Collection, Special Collections, Mary Couts Burnett Library, Texas Christian University
96° 44.221′ W. Marker is in Plano, Texas, in Collin County. It is in Hunters Glen. It is on Custer Road south of Cannes Drive. The marker is located in the Bethany Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1313 Custer Road, Plano TX 75025, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area. 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 markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: On a Mission (a few steps from this marker); Bethany Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Bethany Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Young Cemetery (approx. 2.9 miles away); Rowlett Creek Cemetery (approx. 3.1 miles away); a different marker also named Rowlett Creek Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 145 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on December 28, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
