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

Lee College

By Judith Barber, November 13, 2011

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.

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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Oak Grove Male Academy (approx. 0.4 miles away); Col. Benjamin Cleveland (approx. 0.6 miles away); Cleveland During the Civil War (approx. 0.6

By Judith Barber, November 13, 2011

2. Lee College Marker

Marker is in front of the college.

miles away); Fort Hill Cemetery (approx. one mile away); Cooper Cemetery (approx. 2.1 miles away); "Chief Jack" Walker (approx. 2.7 miles away); Charleston on the Hiwassee (approx. 10.3 miles away); The Henegar House (approx. 10.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cleveland.

Also see . . . Lee University. (Submitted on November 16, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.)

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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on November 16, 2011, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. This page has been viewed 598 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 16, 2011, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.