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

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Morristown College

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 6, 2010

1. Morristown College Marker

Inscription.

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 Americans • Education. 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. It 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.

Regionally,

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this marker was in East Tennessee.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

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 (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.

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

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 913 times since then and 16 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.