University in Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Founding of Jefferson Seminary

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 7, 2024

1. Founding of Jefferson Seminary Marker

Inscription. April 3, 1798, is the university's symbolic founding date. On this date, eight Louisvillians pledged financial support for a new school. The 1798 benefactors were: William Croghan, Alexander S. Bullitt, James Meriwether, John Thruston, Henry Churchill, Richard Anderson, William Taylor, and John Thompson.
U of L Bicentennial Committee
From this commitment to higher education came Jefferson Seminary, which evolved into University of Louisville. The Louisville Medical Institute opened 1837; merged in 1846 with Louisville College, an outgrowth of Jefferson Seminary. A law school was added, and the new entity named the University of Louisville in 1846.

Erected by Kentucky Historical Society. (Marker Number 2007.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 3, 1798.

Location. 38° 12.889′ N, 85° 45.632′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is in University. It can be reached from South 3rd Street. Marker is in front of Grawemeyer Hall on the University of Louisville's Belknap campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2301 South 3rd Street, Louisville KY 40208, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

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

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Louis D. Brandeis (1856-1941) (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wilson W. Wyatt (about 300 feet away); The merger between The Jefferson School of Law and The University of Louisville (about 300 feet away); War Memorial for University of Louisville killed during the World War (about 400 feet away); University of Louisville (about 400 feet away); Trager Plaza (about 500 feet away); Charles H. Parrish, Jr. (about 500 feet away); George L. Brodschi Hall (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.

Also see . . . A Brief History — About UofL. From the university website. (Submitted on December 2, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Founding of Jefferson Seminary Marker - Reverse side image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 7, 2024

2. Founding of Jefferson Seminary Marker - Reverse side

Founding of Jefferson Seminary Marker (Side A) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 26, 2020

3. Founding of Jefferson Seminary Marker (Side A)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 26, 2020

4. Founding of Jefferson Seminary Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 482 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 19, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 3. submitted on December 1, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 4. submitted on December 2, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.