Bethany in Brooke County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

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Bethany College

Bethany Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 26, 2014

1. Bethany Marker

Inscription. Bethany Here Scots-Irish Alexander Campbell founded a religious movement which he called the Disciples of Christ. In this place Amos Dolbear perfected parts of the telephone, and longtime Speaker of the House "Champ" Clark, Supreme Court Justice Joseph Lamar and benefactor Earl Oglebay studied. Here James A. Garfield was a Trustee and John F. Kennedy affirmed belief in separation of Church and state.

Bethany College Oldest degree granting institution in West Virginia, the College was chartered in the Old Dominion in 1840, succeeding Buffalo Seminary established by Alexander Campbell in 1818. Remaining open through the Civil War, it was the only college operating in the new state in 1863. Women were admitted in 1877 and the school was among the earliest accredited colleges in the nation.

Erected 1995 by West Virginia, Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #35 John F. Kennedy, and the West Virginia Archives and History series

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lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. 40° 12.316′ N, 80° 33.937′ W. Marker is in Bethany, West Virginia, in Brooke County. It is on Main Street (West Virginia Route 67) 0.2 miles east of Route 88, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bethany WV 26032, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Northern Panhandle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Ohio River Valley,

and in 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Renner Union - Bethany House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bethany / Rice's Fort (approx. 0.4 miles away); Delta Tau Delta Birthplace (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bethany Church of Christ (approx. 0.6 miles away); Thomas Campbell (approx. one mile away); Archibald McLean (approx. one mile away); POW★MIA Memorial

Bethany College Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 26, 2014

2. Bethany College Marker

(approx. 2.9 miles away); Bethany Turnpike Tunnels (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bethany.

Other markers no longer nearby. Campbell Cemetery (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Alexander Campbell (was approx. one mile away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . .
1. Bethany West Virginia. (Submitted on December 26, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
2. Bethany College. (Submitted on December 26, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 26, 2014

3. Bethany Marker

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 26, 2014

4. Bethany College Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 884 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 26, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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