Florence in Lauderdale County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Wesleyan Hall 1855

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, June 28, 2009

1. Wesleyan Hall 1855 Marker

Inscription. Chartered 1856 as Florence Wesleyan University, R.H. Rivers, President. Regarded as North Alabama's most eminent landmark, this Gothic Revival Structure was designed by Adolphus Heiman, Nashville, And built by Zebulon Pike Morrison, Florence, as new home for LaGrange College (organized 1830 by Methodists). Used by both armies at various times during Civil War. Deeded to State of Alabama, 1872, as first coeducational teacher training institution south of Ohio River. School expanded to become University of North Alabama in 1974. Listed National Register of Historic Places.

Erected by Florence Historical Board Florence Alabama.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1856.

Location. 34° 48.542′ N, 87° 40.725′ W. Marker is in Florence, Alabama, in Lauderdale County. It is on Cramer Way. On the University of North Alabama Campus in front of Wesleyan Hall. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Florence AL 35632, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama

and in the Shoals.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

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 walking distance of this marker: Wesleyan Bell (here, next to this marker); Florence State Teachers College (here, next to this marker); T.S. Stribling Literary Landmark (about 400 feet away, measured

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in a direct line); T.S. Stribling 1903 (about 400 feet away); World War I Memorial Amphitheater (about 500 feet away); 1st Lt. Chadwick McFall Barber (about 500 feet away); World War I Memorial Trees (about 500 feet away); Florence State Teachers College Heroes of World War II (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Florence.

Also see . . . Wesleyan Hall, a State Landmark. Article in Times Daily by William McDonald (Submitted on March 21, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)

Wesleyan Hall part of Campus UNA image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, March 20, 2010

2. Wesleyan Hall part of Campus UNA

Wesleyan Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, May 19, 2009

3. Wesleyan Hall

Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2018. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 2,520 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 21, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.