Mount Olive in Wayne County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Mount Olive College
Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 27, 2010
1. Mount Olive College Marker
Original Free Will Baptist. Chartered in 1951 as junior college. Moved here, 1953. Senior college charter granted in 1982.
Erected 1986 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number F-43.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1951.
Location. 35° 12.456′ N, 78° 4.338′ W. Marker is in Mount Olive, North Carolina, in Wayne County. It is on U.S. 117, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mount Olive NC 28365, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and in the Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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 original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mount Olive (approx. Ύ mile away); Samson L. Faison (approx. 7.1 miles away); Defense of the Bridge (approx. 9.4 miles away); Battle of Goldsborough Bridge (approx. 9.4 miles away); Attack of the 17th Massachusetts (approx. 9.4 miles away); Battle Of Goldsborough Bridge (approx. 9½ miles away); River Road and Pontoon Bridges (approx. 9½ miles away); Earthwork Cross-Section (approx. 9½ miles away).
Another marker is no longer nearby. Battle of Goldsboro Bridge
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Also see . . . Mount Olive College. College website homepage:
From its beginning, Mount Olive College has been sponsored by the Convention of Original Free Will Baptists. The institution was chartered in 1951 and opened in 1952 at Cragmont Assembly, the Free Will Baptist summer retreat grounds near Black Mountain, under the direction of the Reverend Lloyd Vernon. The School was called Mount Allen Junior College, taking its name from the mountain near Cragmont. (Submitted on March 14, 2010.)
Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 27, 2010
2. Mount Olive College Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2010, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 926 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 14, 2010, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
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