Lebanon in Wilson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Caruthers Hall

Photographed By Don Morfe, July 22, 2013

1. Caruthers Hall Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Cumberland University School of Law, 1847-1962, was housed at this site from 1877 until 1962. For many years it was the largest law school in the United States. Graduates included U.S. Supreme Court Justices Horace Lurton and Howell E. Jackson: Secretary of State Cordell Hull; ten governors, ten United States Senators; seventy-five United States Representatives.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3A 104.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1877.

Location. 36° 12.517′ N, 86° 17.75′ W. Marker is in Lebanon, Tennessee, in Wilson County. Marker is on West Main Street east of Greenwood Street (a.k.a.: Ceder City Trail), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lebanon TN 37087, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. City of Lebanon Memorial on the War Against Terrorism (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert Looney Caruthers (within

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shouting distance of this marker); Site of Robert H. Hatton Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); Neddy Jacobs Cabin (approx. ¼ mile away); History of the Logs Used in this Cabin (approx. ¼ mile away); Battle of Lebanon (approx. ¼ mile away); Lebanon (approx. ¼ mile away); Wilson County Courthouses (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lebanon.

Photographed By Don Morfe, July 22, 2013

2. Caruthers Hall Marker

Photographed By Don Morfe, July 22, 2013

3. Caruthers Hall Marker

Photographed By Don Morfe, July 22, 2013

4. Caruthers Hall Marker

Inscription on the plaque at the base of the marker. Site of Caruthers Hall, built 1877, razed 1962, location of Cumberland University School of Law, Founded 1847, for almost a century one of the country’s greatest law schools and the first in the southwest. Its alumni included many Senators, Congressmen, Governors, US Supreme Court Justices, and cabinet officers, including the great Secretary of State, Cordell Hull.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 632 times since then and 121 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 3, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.