Winchester in Franklin County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Mary Sharp College
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, June 5, 2010
1. Mary Sharp College Marker
MARY SHARP COLLEGE
1851-1896
Pres. Z.C. Graves A.M. L.L.D.
MOTTO; LEARN TO THINK
First womens' college in America to require Greek and Latin for Bachelors Degree
John Eaton M.S. Commissioner of Education
July 5, 1884
Original Mary Sharp bell
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Women. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1862.
Location. 35° 11.124′ N, 86° 6.575′ W. Marker is in Winchester, Tennessee, in Franklin County. It is on South College Street (U.S. 41) near 3rd Avenue SE. Marker is located on the grounds of the Franklin County Board of Education. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Winchester TN 37398, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee and in the Highland Rim. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Mary Sharp College (within shouting distance of this marker); Built 1959 (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Built 1880s (about 600 feet away); Built 1890s (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Built 1880s (about 600 feet away); Built 1889 (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Built 1890s (about 600 feet away); Did You Know? / Franklin County Courthouse (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winchester.
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, June 5, 2010
2. Mary Sharp College Marker and Bell
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, June 5, 2010
3. Mary Sharp College Bell
Cast by G.L. Hanks, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, June 5, 2010
4. Mary Sharp College / Franklin County Board of Education
Credits. This page was last revised on May 14, 2018. It was originally submitted on June 7, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,840 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 7, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
