Bluefield College

Photographed by Dawn Bowen, July 22, 2007

1. Bluefield College Marker

Inscription. Bluefield College was chartered in May 1920 as “an institution of learning for the instruction of boys and young men in the various branches of science, literature, philosophy, and the liberal and useful arts.” With strong support from the Baptist General Association of Virginia and citizens of the area, it opened as a junior college with three buildings in 1922. Women attended as day students from 1922; the school became fully coeducational in 1951. Bluefield College was accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools as a four-year institution in 1977.

Erected 2000 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number X-31.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1920.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 37° 14.61′ N, 81° 14.774′ W. Marker was in Bluefield, Virginia, in Tazewell County. It was on College Avenue (Virginia Route 102) just west of Bluefield College Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 3000 College Ave, Bluefield VA 24605, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Southwest Virginia.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers.

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At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: West Virginia (Mercer County) / Mercer County (approx. 0.6 miles away in West Virginia); Tazewell County Va./West Virginia (approx. 1.1 miles away); Bluefield State College (approx. 1.7 miles away in West Virginia); Bluefield State Teacher’s College (approx. 1.7 miles away in West Virginia); Bluefield (approx. 2.1 miles away in West Virginia); Elizabeth Kee (approx. 2.1 miles away in West Virginia); Bluefield Virginia (approx. 3.3 miles away); Maple Hill Cemetery, African American Section (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bluefield.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Andrew Davidson (was approx. 2.2 miles away in West Virginia but has been permanently removed).

Marker on South College Avenue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dawn Bowen, July 22, 2007

2. Marker on South College Avenue

Bluefield College Marker and East River Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 16, 2015

3. Bluefield College Marker and East River Hall

Chapel on Bluefield College campus image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dawn Bowen, July 22, 2007

4. Chapel on Bluefield College campus

Lansdell Hall Administration Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dawn Bowen, July 22, 2007

5. Lansdell Hall Administration Building

One of the original buildings constructed in 1922.

Photographed by Dave W, August 18, 2024

6. Bluefield College Marker

Mounting pole without marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,904 times since then and 21 times this year. Last updated on August 19, 2024, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 22, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on November 15, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 4, 5. submitted on July 22, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. 6. submitted on August 19, 2024, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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