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Jefferson City in Jefferson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
 

Mossy Creek Log Schoolhouse

Circa 1850

 
 
Mossy Creek Log Schoolhouse Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Bosse, August 21, 2022
1. Mossy Creek Log Schoolhouse Marker
Inscription. Oldest log school in Jefferson County. Built by R.R. Bryant in 1850 for his and neighbors' children. He was the second president of Mossy Creek Baptist Seminary, later Carson~Newman University.
 
Erected 2022 by Jefferson County Historical Society - jctnhistory.org.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.
 
Location. 36° 6.556′ N, 83° 30.669′ W. Marker is in Jefferson City, Tennessee, in Jefferson County. Marker is on South Elementary School Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jefferson City TN 37760, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Carson - Newman College (approx. 1.1 miles away); Sarah Swann Hall (approx. 1.4 miles away); Old U.S. Post Office (approx. 1.6 miles away); Main Street (approx. 1.6 miles away); a different marker also named Main Street (approx. 1.7 miles away); First National Bank (approx. 1.7 miles away); Interior Mossy Creek Bank (approx. 1.7 miles away); Mossy Creek / Jefferson City Train Depot (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jefferson City.
 
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Mossy Creek Log Schoolhouse Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Bosse, August 21, 2022
2. Mossy Creek Log Schoolhouse Marker
Mossy Creek Log Schoolhouse Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Bosse, August 21, 2022
3. Mossy Creek Log Schoolhouse Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 113 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on August 22, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.

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