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Renaming to West Texas Military Academy

When
1893
Where
San Antonio
Part of
Bishop James S. Johnston founds the West Texas School for Boys

The school's name was quickly changed from "The West Texas School for Boys" to "West Texas Military Academy."

Johnston's earliest name for the school was "The West Texas School for Boys." This name was quickly changed to "West Texas Military Academy." The school was later popularly nicknamed "West Point on the Rio Grande," despite not being located on the Rio Grande.

Sources

  1. TMI Episcopal Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-07

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