Elizabethton in Carter County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Milligan College

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 10, 2020

1. Milligan College Marker

Inscription. Buffalo Creek Christian Church organized here in 1830. In 1867 Buffalo Male & Female Institute was established by Rev. W.G. Barker on land given by Joshua Williams. Josephus Hopgood of Ky. purchased it in 1875, naming it Milligan College in 1882, for Robert Milligan, of Transylvania College, Ky.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1A 18.)

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 1830.

Location. 36° 18.13′ N, 82° 17.726′ W. Marker is in Elizabethton, Tennessee, in Carter County. It is at the intersection of Milligan Highway (State Highway 359) and Blowers Boulevard (State Highway 2530), on the left when traveling south on Milligan Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 Neth Dr, Milligan TN 37682, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in the Tri-Cities Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically

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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,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Williams-Taylor House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Gandy Dancers (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Tennessee Tweetsie in Hollywood (approx. 0.6 miles away); Milligan Depot (approx. 0.6 miles away); Cranberry Furnace Company Quarry (approx. 0.9 miles away); Constructing a Mountain Railroad (approx. 0.9 miles away); Hauling Ore from the Cranberry Mine (approx. 0.9 miles away); Powder Branch (approx. 1.4 miles away).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 10, 2020

2. Milligan College Marker

<i>Milligan College, near Johnson City, Tenn.</i> image. Click for full size.

circa 1920

3. Milligan College, near Johnson City, Tenn.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 307 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 13, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on October 13, 2020. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.