Cookeville in Putnam County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Buck's College

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 4, 2020

1. Buck's College Marker

Inscription. Isaac Buck led his family to this area from Pennsylvania in 1820. In 1849 he purchased land here, and in 1852 he and his son, Jonathan Buck, opened Andrew College, commonly called “Buck's College,” at this spot. It was the first known secondary school established in Putnam County. It closed during the Civil War and never reopened.

Erected 1976 by Putnam County, Tennessee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.

Location. 36° 9.861′ N, 85° 29.058′ W. Marker is in Cookeville, Tennessee, in Putnam County. It is on East Broad Street 0.2 miles east of Hillside Drive, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 950 East Broad Street, Cookeville TN 38501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 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: Capshaw School (approx. 0.7 miles away); Cookeville Recappers (approx. 0.8 miles away); Riley Gentry Grocery Store (approx. 0.8 miles away); Israel Putnam (approx. 0.8 miles away); Putnam County Revolutionary Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Putnam County POW * MIA Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); 1886 Isbell Hotel

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(approx. 0.9 miles away); Putnam County Courthouse (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cookeville.

Also see . . . Buck's College. From the Tales from Tennessee and Beyond blog by Carver Moore of Moore Historical Consulting. Posted Feb. 16, 2017. (Submitted on October 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 4, 2020

2. Buck's College Marker

Rev. Isaac Buck image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Burch Stevens/Find a Grave, December 18, 2010

3. Rev. Isaac Buck

Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,395 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.