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The original Add-Ran College, now TCU
Thorp Spring, Texas

Photos courtesy Jim & Lou Kinsey

In 1873 Mr. Clark and his two sons Addison and Randolph opened Add-Ran College (later to become Add-Ran Christian University which later evolved into Texas Christian University).

Original Add-Ran College, now Texas Christian University, Thorp Spring, Texas

The original Add-Ran College, now TCU, in Thorp Spring

Monument to Clark and son's private school in Thorp Spring

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The original Add-Ran College, now TCU Thorp Spring, Texas

The original Add-Ran College, now TCU
Thorp Spring, Texas