Lebanon in Wilson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Castle Heights Military Academy

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, November 29, 2016

1. Castle Heights Military Academy Marker

Inscription. Castle Heights School was founded in 1902 by David E. Mitchell and I.W.P. Buchanan. Early headmasters were Buchanan, L.L. Rice, and O.N. Smith. In 1914 the school became a military academy. Acquired by the McFadden Foundation in 1928, it has been a ROTC unit and an honor military school ever since

Erected by Tennessee Historic Commission. (Marker Number 3A 52.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1902.

Location. 36° 12.588′ N, 86° 18.476′ W. Marker is in Lebanon, Tennessee, in Wilson County. It is on W Main St. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lebanon TN 37087, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sigma Pi Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Judge Nathan Green, Sr. (about 800 feet away); Castle Heights Military Academy Supreme Sacrifice Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lest We Forget / One Nation Under God (approx. 0.2 miles away); Seawell Hill Camp (approx. ¼ mile away); Site of Robert H. Hatton Home

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(approx. half a mile away); Cumberland University Founded in 1842 (approx. 0.6 miles away); McClain Circle (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lebanon.

Castle Heights Military Academy image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, November 29, 2016

2. Castle Heights Military Academy

Castle Heights Military Academy Museum & Archives image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 13, 2025

3. Castle Heights Military Academy Museum & Archives

Castle Heights Military Academy entrance way sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 13, 2025

4. Castle Heights Military Academy entrance way sign

Castle Heights Military Academy emblem near the Mitchell House on campus image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 13, 2025

5. Castle Heights Military Academy emblem near the Mitchell House on campus

Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2016, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 923 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 1, 2016, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 16, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.