Dayton in Rhea County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Bryan College

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 16, 2020

1. Bryan College Marker

Inscription. Bryan College was named to honor William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925), American statesman, orator, three-time democratic presidential candidate, former secretary of state, and spokesman for religious orthodoxy in the modernist-fundamentalist controversy, who died here five days after the Scopes Evolution Trial of 1925, in which he assisted the prosecution. Opened in 1930, Bryan is a non-sectarian, independent liberal arts college committed to Biblical Christianity.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2B 27.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1930.

Location. 35° 29.454′ N, 85° 0.587′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Tennessee, in Rhea County. It is on Rhea County Highway (U.S. 27) just north of Chickamauga Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 123 Chickamauga Dr, Dayton TN 37321, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

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

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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

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: Cedar Hill (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bailey Hardware (approx. ¼ mile away); John Morgan Furniture

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Site of Rhea County High School (approx. 0.3 miles away); F.E. Robinson's Drug Store, Aqua Hotel, Cumberland Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Rhea County Veteran's Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Rhea County Courthouse (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Scopes Trial (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dayton.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 16, 2020

2. Bryan College Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 274 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 25, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.