Martin in Weakley County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

The University of Tennessee at Martin

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 6, 2020

1. The University of Tennessee at Martin Marker

Inscription.
Founded in 1900 by local Baptists as Hall-Moody Institute, later Hall-Moody Junior College. Following acquisition by Martin and Weakley County, State Legislature placed the College under The University of Tennessee in 1927; made it degree-granting and named it The University of Tennessee Martin Branch in 1951; and designated its present name in 1967.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4A 23.)

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 1900.

Location. 36° 20.593′ N, 88° 51.699′ W. Marker is in Martin, Tennessee, in Weakley County. It is on University Street (State Highway 431) 0.1 miles west of Lovelace Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 544 University Street, Martin TN 38237, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the

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Deep 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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: New Salem Cumberland Presbyterian Church (approx. 7.1 miles away); Weakley County Tennessee Confederate Memorial (approx. 9.2 miles away); Weakley County (approx. 9.2 miles away); Divided By Conflict (approx. 9.2 miles away); Weakley County War Memorial (approx. 9.3 miles away); Founding Father (approx. 11.1 miles away in Kentucky); Jackson Purchase (approx. 11.1 miles away in Kentucky); First Monument to Unknown Confederate Dead (approx. 11½ miles away).

Also see . . . University of Tennessee at Martin. University website homepage (Submitted on September 10, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 6, 2020

2. The University of Tennessee at Martin Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 326 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 10, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.