Portland in Sumner County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Highland Community

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, April 23, 2023

1. Highland Community Marker

Inscription. This community's roots began with the 19th century rise of the Seventh-Day Adventist movement. Ellen White, one of the founders of Adventism, advocated church members start work in the South. Their mission included spreading Christianity through teaching agricultural methods and healthful living to the community and providing work - study opportunities for youth. To this end, a school began .3 mile east of here in 1907, a church in 1909, and a sanitarium in 1913.

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Braden and Pearl Mulford, with Forrest and Lulu West, started Fountain Head Industrial School and Sanitarium as extensions of an Adventist school begun at Madison, Tennessee, in 1904. The sanitarium was destroyed by fires in 1928 and 1935. Russell Crutcher supervised the second rebuilding. By 1940, the new facility opened with Dr. Reuben Johnson as medical director. The Kentucky Tennessee Conference of SDA assumed management in 1945, renaming the institutions Highland Academy and Highland Hospital.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3B 64.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Education • Science & Medicine

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. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list.

Location. 36° 31.281′ N, 86° 30.081′ W. Marker is in Portland, Tennessee, in Sumner County. Marker is at the intersection of Highland Circle Drive and Academy Road, on the right when traveling north on Highland Circle Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Highland Cir Dr, Portland TN 37148, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. History of the Highland Community (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fountain Head (approx. 1.9 miles away); Bishop William McKendree (approx. 2.8 miles away); Old Fountain Head Meeting House (approx. 3.1 miles away); Origins of Portland Masonic Lodge #326 (approx. 3.2 miles away); Big South Tunnel (approx. 3.8 miles away); Parker's Chapel (approx. 4.1 miles away); Invasion of Kentucky (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portland.

Highland Community Marker Reverse image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, April 23, 2023

2. Highland Community Marker Reverse

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, April 23, 2023

3. Highland Community Marker

Highland Seventh Day Adventist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, April 23, 2023

4. Highland Seventh Day Adventist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 125 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 23, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.