Prof. M.W. Dogan home on Buard History Trail
The Former Carnegie Library at Historic Wiley College
Texas and Pacific Railroad Depot
Amtrak Passenger Station
Powder Mill Cemetery on Buard History Trail
Matthew Windred Dogan, Wiley College President 1896-1942 (Marshall Public Library)
Rebecca D. Buard, Marshall educator and historian (Marshall Public Library)
Melvin Tolson (center) and the 1935 Wiley College debate team (Marshall Public Library)
Alpha Kapa Alpha women circa 1960, participants in Marshall Sit-in (Marshall Public Library)
Historic Pemberton High School (Marshall Public Library)
Marshall experienced tremendous growth in the 1870s when a rail depot was built, connecting Marshall to eastern states. The rail line brought new people to Marshall, including many freedmen seeking higher education at Wiley College. Educators and students at Wiley quickly developed a reputation for academic excellence and leadership, with names like Matthew Winfred Dogan, Rebecca D. Buard, and Melvin Tolson gaining national prominence. Marshall would later become an epicenter of the Civil Rights movement in Texas.
Today, the Buard History Trail—a driving tour—includes a number of important African American sites, such as historic Wiley College, New Town, and the Old Powder Mill Cemetery. The Marshall Convention and Visitors Bureau provides a trail guide brochure.
Buard History Trail- Marshall Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Hours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Admission: none
- 301 N. Washington Avenue, Marshall, TX
- 903-702-7777
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