Livingston in Overton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Fisk Female Academy

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 22, 2013

1. Fisk Female Academy Marker

Inscription. In 1806, the first school for females in the South opened near this site. Its charter was granted by the Tennessee General Assembly in 1805. Educator Moses Fisk and Sampson Williams each donated 1,000 acres for its use. The building burned in 1817, was rebuilt and used as a school for males. Fisk operated the academy until shortly before his death in 1843.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2D 33.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Women. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1806.

Location. 36° 24.55′ N, 85° 26′ W. Marker is in Livingston, Tennessee, in Overton County. It is on Hilham Highway west of Old Standing Stone Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Livingston TN 38570, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau

and in the Highland Rim.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John Hunt Morgan (approx. 2.3 miles away); Camp Zollicoffer (approx. 4.1 miles away); Birthplace of Lester Raymond Flatt (approx. 6.4 miles away); Staff Sergeant Loval E. Ayers (approx. 6.4 miles away); Overton County Veterans Memorial

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(approx. 6.4 miles away); Specialist 4 James T. Davis (approx. 6.4 miles away); Overton County Courthouse (approx. 6.4 miles away); a different marker also named Overton County Courthouse (approx. 6.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Livingston.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 22, 2013

2. Fisk Female Academy Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,489 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 2, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.