Columbia in Maury County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Columbia State Community College Tennessee's First Community College

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 7, 2024

1. Columbia State Community College Tennessee's First Community College marker

Inscription. On June 22, 1965, the Tennessee Board of Education approved sites for three community colleges. Plans ensued with a groundbreaking ceremony for Tennessee's first community college in Columbia, Tennessee, held on October 20, 1965. On March 15, 1967, President Lyndon Johnson joined his wife Lady Bird as she dedicated the college, saying "forever to the service of the people and to the progress of our nation".

Erected 2024 by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3D 88.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical date for this entry is March 15, 1967.

Location. 35° 37.058′ N, 87° 6.103′ W. Marker is in Columbia, Tennessee, in Maury County. It is on Hampshire Pike, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1665 Hampshire Pike, Columbia TN 38401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dr. Lewis E. Moore Jr. Tennis Complex (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Road to Nashville (approx. 1.9 miles away); Hood's Maneuver (approx. 2.1 miles away); Hood and Schofield (approx. 2.2 miles away); Zion (approx. 2.2 miles away); The Columbia Military Academy Water Fountain

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(approx. 2½ miles away); CMA Cannon and Caisson (approx. 2½ miles away); Columbia Military Academy (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 7, 2024

2. Columbia State Community College Tennessee's First Community College marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 181 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 8, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.