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East Bell County Genealogical Society Newsletter- April 2007 A new book on the historic Village of Salado was just been released. Entitled Salado, Texas - Frontier College Town, it is the product of 4 years of research. The author, Charlie Turnbo is a Salado resident and wrote the book to capture Salado people places and events from 1850 - 1925. The book was compiled from the archives of the Salado Historical Society, the Central Texas Area Museum, the Bell County Museum, dozens of library collections and hundreds of personal interviews. Descendants of village founders were key information sources and contributed scores of rare documents to this effort. More than 100 historical pictures of the Village and people of Salado are included in this publication. The book describes the pre-Civil war founding of an unconventional co-ed college that led to Salado’s reputation as the “Athens of Texas.” The college attracted large families from across the country that came to Salado to educate their children and build new lives on the young Texas frontier. Salado College spearheaded development of a prosperous and unique community built on the rolling hills overlooking Salado Creek. Even the Civil War was unable to slow the expansion of this unconventional "co-ed" college during its early years. By 1880, Salado College was the second largest school in the State of Texas. Two governors, as well as scores of distinguished scholars, came from this distinctive educational institution. Around the turn of the 20th century, the College was converted to Thomas Arnold School, a highly unique preparatory school for high school students who received a classical education in such courses as Greek & Latin, literature, mathematics, astronomy, music and art. This school became an early 'teacher factory' for the State. Salado, Texas – Frontier College Town is a hardback, limited edition publication, 317 pages in length. It includes extensive references documenting the history of the Village and its citizens. The appendices catalog the graduates of Salado College and Thomas Arnold School. Additionally, those buried at the four local cemeteries are listed. Over 4,000 names are found in the book’s index. It is written for the casual reader who is interested in early Central Texas history as well as historians and genealogists probing the subjects of the book. More than 20% of the book supply was sold the first week on its release. Further information is available from the Author at 254-947-8329 and www.turnbobooks.com
Charlie Turnbo
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