Cleveland in Bradley County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Lee College

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, March 26, 2022

1. Lee College Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Since 1885 this campus has been dedicated to the purposes of Christian higher education. Lee College was founded by the Church of God as Bible Training School on January 1, 1918, on Caut Avenue in Cleveland. The school relocated in Sevierville in 1938, returning to this Cleveland site in 1947. Named for Flavius J. Lee, early president and church leader, Lee College remains in the vanguard of Pentecostal higher education and stands as a monument to religious freedom and to the contributions of alumni and friends around the world.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1831.

Location. 35° 9.997′ N, 84° 52.326′ W. Marker is in Cleveland, Tennessee, in Bradley County. Marker is at the intersection of North Ocoee Street (Tennessee Route 74) and Centenary Avenue NW, on the right when traveling north on North Ocoee Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1266 N Ocoee St, Cleveland TN 37311, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Former Site of the Music Building (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Former Site of Hughes Hall

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(about 500 feet away); Former Site of the Old Auditorium (about 500 feet away); Craigmiles House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Confederate Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Boys Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hardwick-Jarnagin House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cleveland Bradley County Public Library Facilities (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cleveland.

Photographed By Judith Barber, November 13, 2011

2. Lee College Marker

Marker is in front of the college.

Photographed By Judith Barber, November 13, 2011

3. Lee College Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2011, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. This page has been viewed 757 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 26, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2, 3. submitted on November 16, 2011, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.