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Maryville in Blount County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Maryville College

By Tom Gillard, August 13, 2010

1. Maryville College Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1819 by the Synod of Tennessee, Presbyterian Church in the USA, as The Southern and Western Theological Seminary, its first president was Rev. Isaac Anderson, D.D. Its original buildings were on Broadway at College Street. Receiving its present name in 1842, it was moved to its present location in 1871.

Erected by TN Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1E 42.)

Location. 35° 45.31′ N, 83° 57.77′ W. Marker is in Maryville, Tennessee, in Blount County. Marker is on E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy (Route 321), on the right when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Maryville TN 37804, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, as the crow flies. John Craig's Fort (approx. 0.3 miles away); Where Houston Enlisted (approx. half a mile away); William Bennett Scott, Sr. (approx. half a mile away); New Providence Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Montvale Springs (approx. 0.7 miles away); Pride Mansion (approx. ¾ mile away); Relief of Knoxville (approx. ¾ mile away); Freedman's Institute (approx. 1.1 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Maryville.

Also see . . . Maryville College. (Submitted on October 17, 2010, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee.)

By Tom Gillard, August 13, 2010

2. Maryville College Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on October 17, 2010, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 356 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 17, 2010, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.