Mount Pleasant in Cabarrus County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Mont Amoena Seminary
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 12, 2023
1. Mont Amoena Seminary Marker
Lutheran school for girls, 1859-1927. The name is Latin for “Mt. Pleasant.” Site is one block south.
Erected 1962 by North Carolina Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number L-66.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Women. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.
Location. 35° 23.939′ N, 80° 26.14′ W. Marker is in Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, in Cabarrus County. Marker is at the intersection of West Franklin Street (State Highway 73) and South Main Street, on the right when traveling east on West Franklin Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 (a few steps from this marker); Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute (within shouting distance of this marker); First Congregational Church of Mt. Pleasant, North Carolina (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. John's Church (approx. 2.6 miles away); Adolph Nussmann Monument (approx. 2.6 miles away); St. John's Lutheran Church
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Regarding Mont Amoena Seminary. Excerpt from the National Register of Historic Places nomination for the Mount Pleasant Historic District, which includes the school site:
A second educational institution in the town was the 1859 Mount Pleasant Female Seminary begun privately by Mrs. D.H. Bittle, wife of the president of North Carolina College, this school for young women was transferred to the Lutheran Synod in 1869. In 1892 the name was changed to “Mont Amoena Seminary”, which was retained until its closing in 1927.
The school site is now a parking lot for the First Baptist Church.
Also see . . .
1. Mont Amoena Seminary. Mont Amoena Seminary in Cabarrus County was founded by Mrs. D. H. Bittle in 1859, under the name Mount Pleasant Female Seminary, as a private liberal arts academy for girls of high school age. (By Lisa Brantley Kobrin, Encyclopedia of North Carolina, 2006; via NCpedia) (Submitted on December 20, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 12, 2023
2. Mont Amoena Seminary Marker
2. Memories of Mont Amoena. Digital repository of primary sources and a collection of curated resources that tell the history of Mont Amoena Female Seminary. The site also explores the nineteenth century seminary system and historical issues in women’s education. (Memories of Mont Amoena: Educating Young Women in Mount Pleasant, NC 1859-1927 thesis project, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; produced in partnership with the Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society) (Submitted on December 20, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
via North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, Wilson Library, UNC-Chapel Hill (Public Domain), circa 1908
3. Mont Amoena Seminary Postcard
Credits. This page was last revised on December 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 45 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 20, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
