Knoxville in Knox County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Mr. Anderson's Log College

Photographed by Tom Bosse, October 31, 2020

1. Mr. Anderson's Log College Marker

Inscription. One-eighth of a mile west of this spot there stood the building of Union Academy, generally called "Mr. Anderson's Log College", which was conducted from 1802 to 1812 by Rev. Isaac Anderson, founder and first president of Maryville College of which Union Academy was the predecessor.

Erected 1941 by Maryville College under the auspices of the Simon Harris Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical date for this entry is November 2, 1941.

Location. 36° 3.486′ N, 83° 52.839′ W. Marker is in Knoxville, Tennessee, in Knox County. It is on Murphy Road just south of Horsestall Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4800 Horsestall Dr, Knoxville TN 37918, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mt. Fuji (approx. 2.3 miles away); Alfred Buffat Homeplace (approx. 2.3 miles away); Buffat Mill (approx. 2.8 miles away); Savage Garden (approx. 2.8 miles away); Fountain City United Methodist Church (approx. 3.3

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miles away); Mary Frances Housley (approx. 3.3 miles away); Fountain City Schools (approx. 3.3 miles away); Site of Fort Adair (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Knoxville.

Also see . . . Isaac L. Anderson. (Submitted on November 8, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, October 31, 2020

2. Mr. Anderson's Log College Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 8, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 579 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 8, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.