Marker Logo
THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
North Capitol in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
 

Knoxville College

 
 
Knoxville College Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, November 11, 2022
1. Knoxville College Marker
Inscription. Knoxville College opened in 1875.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1875.
 
Location. 36° 10.267′ N, 86° 47.295′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in North Capitol. It is on 7th Avenue North, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nashville TN 37219, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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: First State Board of Education (here, next to this marker); Yellow Fever in Memphis (here, next to this marker); Fisk Jubilee Singers (here, next to this marker); Post-War Progression (here, next to this marker); Eleven blast furnaces on the Western Highland Rim (here, next to this marker); Vanderbilt University (here, next to this marker); Coal Mining on the Cumberland Plateau (here, next to this marker); William F. Yardley (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
 
Paid Advertisement
Click or scan to see
this page online
Knoxville College Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, November 11, 2022
2. Knoxville College Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 5, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 112 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 5, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
m=215724

CeraNet Cloud Computing sponsors the Historical Marker Database.
This website earns income from purchases you make after using our links to Amazon.com. We appreciate your support.
Paid Advertisement
Jun. 3, 2026