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Gallatin in Sumner County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
 

Howard Schools

 
 
Howard Schools Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 10, 2020
1. Howard Schools Marker
Inscription. On this site was the campus of Gallatin Female Academy, 1824-36, and Sumner Female Academy, 1837-56. It was leased by the Howard Lodge I. O. O. F. to Howard Female Institute, 1856-74; Neophogen College, 1874-78; and Howard Female College, 1878-1922. It was Howard Elementary School, 1923-77, then purchased by First Baptist Church in 1982. Joseph S. Fowler, Howard president, 1857-61, served as U. S. Senator in 1865, the first senator seated from a former Confederate state.
 
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3B 44.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationWomen. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1824.
 
Location. 36° 23.339′ N, 86° 26.597′ W. Marker is in Gallatin, Tennessee, in Sumner County. Marker is at the intersection of East Main Street (State Highway 25) and College Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 205 East Main Street, Gallatin TN 37066, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Tennessee's First African-American Civil War Volunteers (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Williamson and Adams Carriage Factory
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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Randy's Record Shop (approx. 0.2 miles away); Peter Vertrees (approx. 0.2 miles away); King Solomon Masonic Lodge #6 (approx. ¼ mile away); Gallatin Public Square (approx. ¼ mile away); Gallatin, Tennessee (approx. ¼ mile away); The Westward Movement (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gallatin.
 
Howard Schools Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 10, 2020
2. Howard Schools Marker
Howard Schools Marker image. Click for full size.
Tennessee State Library and Archives, circa 1973
3. Howard Schools Marker
Faculty dormitory at the Howard Female Academy. It was located on East Main Street in Gallatin.
Howard Schools Marker image. Click for full size.
Tennessee State Library and Archives, circa 1910
4. Howard Schools Marker
Howard Female College.
Howard Schools Marker image. Click for full size.
Tennessee State Library and Archives, 1919
5. Howard Schools Marker
Women on the grounds of Howard Female College.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 634 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 13, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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