Hopkinsville in Christian County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Bethel College

By Tom Bosse, July 4, 2019

1. Bethel College Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Organized by the Bethel Baptist Association and opened in 1854 as Bethel Female High School. Used by CSA as hospital during Black Measles epidemic, 1861-1862. Bethel Women's Jr. College, 1917. Closed 1942-1945; rooms rented to Camp Campbell Army officers. Became co-educational in 1951; name changed to Bethel College. Closed, 1964. Buildings razed, 1966.

Erected 1968 by Kentucky Historical Society & Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1269.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • War, US Civil • War, World II • Women. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list.

Location. 36° 51.792′ N, 87° 29.556′ W. Marker is in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, in Christian County. Marker is on West 15th Street west of Bethel Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 209 West 15th Street, Hopkinsville KY 42240, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Pioneer Graveyard (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Charles S. Morehead, 1802-1868

By Tom Bosse, July 4, 2019

2. Bethel College Marker

(about 600 feet away); Mary Edmunds Bronaugh (approx. ¼ mile away); Ted Poston "Dean of Black Journalists" (approx. ¼ mile away); First Presbyterian (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lewis & Clark in Kentucky (approx. 0.4 miles away); Courthouse Burned (approx. 0.4 miles away); County Named, 1797 (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hopkinsville.

Also see . . . History of Bethel Women's College. (Submitted on July 16, 2019, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Bethel College image. Click for full size.

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Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2019, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 100 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 16, 2019, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.