Rutersville is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in central
Fayette County,
Texas
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,
United States
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.
Rutersville College
Rutersville College (occasionally misspelled ''Ruterville College''), was a coeducational college located in the unincorporated community of Rutersville in Fayette County, Texas, United States. Chartered under the Republic of Texas in 1840, Rut ...
was located in the community during the mid-19th century, with Rutersville developing alongside the school. Both were named for Methodist missionary
Martin Ruter }
Rev. Martin Henry Ruter, D.D. (April 3, 1785 - May 16, 1838) was a prominent Methodist minister, missionary and educator of the early 19th century.
The son of a blacksmith, Ruter was born in Massachusetts but moved with his family to Vermont at ...
who had been instrumental in the college's founding before his death.
Robert and Mary Munger invented the Munger system of cotton ginning in the late 1870s. At the time, they were operating Robert's father's cotton gin in Rutersville.
References
External links
RUTERSVILLE, TX''
Handbook of Texas Online''
Unincorporated communities in Fayette County, Texas
Unincorporated communities in Texas
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