Old Cloverdale in Montgomery in Montgomery County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Huntingdon College

Photographed By Mark Hilton, January 19, 2014

1. Huntingdon College Marker

Inscription.
Coeducational liberal arts college of the United Methodist Church

1854: Founded as Tuskegee Female College

1872: Acquired by the Methodist Church, renamed Alabama Conference Female College

1909: Moved to this site as Woman's College of Alabama

1935: Renamed Huntingdon College for patron of British Methodism

Motto: Enter to Grow in Wisdom; Go Forth to Apply Wisdom in Service

Erected 2006 by the Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Education. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1854.

Location. 32° 21.118′ N, 86° 17.108′ W. Marker is in Montgomery, Alabama, in Montgomery County. It is in Old Cloverdale. Marker is at the intersection of East Fairview Avenue and College Street, on the right when traveling east on East Fairview Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1500 East Fairview Avenue, Montgomery AL 36106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. First United Methodist Church (approx. half a mile away); Fitzgerald Home (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Moore-Tyson-McPhillips Home

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(approx. 0.7 miles away); Rev. Robert S. & Jean Graetz (approx. 0.7 miles away); Folmar - Siegelman House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Remount Depot / Keyton Station (approx. 0.9 miles away); Birthplace of Nat "King" Cole (approx. one mile away); Home of Ralph David Abernathy (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montgomery.

Also see . . . Website of Huntingdon College. (Submitted on January 19, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

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Photographed By Mark Hilton, January 19, 2014

2. Huntingdon College

Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 549 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on July 25, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 19, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.