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Morristown in Hamblen County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
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Morristown College

 
 
Morristown College Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Bosse, September 6, 2010
1. Morristown College Marker
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Morristown College, a two-year co-educational liberal arts institution, was founded as Morristown Seminary by Reverend Judson S. Hill in 1881. The first building used to provide education for the Negro youth of East Tennessee stood near this site on the present campus. It had previously served as a slave mart, a hospital for Union and Confederate soldiers, a Baptist church, and an elementary school
 
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1B 56.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansEducation. In addition, it is included in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and the Tennessee Historical Commission series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.
 
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 36° 13.259′ N, 83° 17.76′ W. Marker was in Morristown, Tennessee, in Hamblen County. Marker was at the intersection of N Cumberland Street and Cherokee Dr., on the right when traveling north on N Cumberland Street. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Morristown TN 37814, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location. Bethel United Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Morristown College
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(approx. ¼ mile away); Phillips House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hannah J. Price (approx. half a mile away); Hamblen County Jail (approx. half a mile away); Hamblen County Courthouse (approx. 0.6 miles away); Caught in the Crossfire (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hamblen County World War I Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morristown.
 
Morristown College Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Bosse, January 18, 2015
2. Morristown College Marker
Morristown College image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Bosse, December 2, 2015
3. Morristown College
Morristown College image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Bosse, December 2, 2015
4. Morristown College
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2015, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 572 times since then and 12 times this year. Last updated on January 10, 2019, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 18, 2015, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.   3, 4. submitted on December 3, 2015, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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