Mount Pleasant in Cabarrus County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 12, 2023
1. Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute Marker
Erected 1962 by North Carolina Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number L-65.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places, and the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1853.
Location. 35° 23.955′ N, 80° 26.143′ W. Marker is in Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, in Cabarrus County. Marker is at the intersection of North Main Street and West Franklin Street (North Carolina Highway 73), on the left when traveling north on North Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1464 N Main St, Mount Pleasant NC 28124, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Mount Pleasant Mercantile/Mount Pleasant Hosiery Mill (within shouting distance of this marker); Mont Amoena Seminary (within shouting distance of this marker); First Congregational Church of Mt. Pleasant, North Carolina (approx. 0.4 miles away); Adolph Nussmann Monument (approx. 2.6 miles away); St. John's Church (approx.
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1. Lutheran Schools of Mount Pleasant. By the middle of the nineteenth century, the North Carolina Synod of the Lutheran Church had become concerned about the lack of schools that could prepare the young men of North Carolina for a career in the ministry. At a special meeting of the Lutheran Synod in Concord on 21 July 1852, Western Carolina Male Academy was established at nearby Mount Pleasant. (By Clarence E. Horton Jr., Encyclopedia of North Carolina, 2006; via NCpedia) (Submitted on December 20, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute Historic District (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination for the district, which was listed in 1979. (Prepared by Davyd Foard Hood and Jerry Cross; via North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office) (Submitted on December 20, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 12, 2023
2. Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute Marker
Jerrye and Roy Klotz via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0), March 12, 2007
3. Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute Historic District
The Main Building (above) was constructed in 1854-55.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 58 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 20, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
