Augusta in Bracken County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Augusta College

1822 - 1849

Photographed by Dave Knoch, July 18, 2015

1. Augusta College Marker

Inscription. In 1822 the trustees of Bracken Academy with conferences of the Methodist Church of Kentucky and Ohio, merged to found Augusta College. The first established Methodist college in the world.

Erected by Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 94.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1822.

Location. 38° 46.403′ N, 84° 0.188′ W. Marker is in Augusta, Kentucky, in Bracken County. It is on Frankfort Street north of East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south. Located on the south side of the school grounds, approximately 150 feet west of Frankfort Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Augusta KY 41002, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Outer Bluegrass. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western

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World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Augusta World War II Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Augusta World War Memorial (about 500 feet away); George Catlett Marshall, Jr. (about 500 feet away); Built by B.F. Powers (about 800 feet away); Wells - Myers Home (about 800 feet away); V.F.W. Post 9535 Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Whitehall (approx. 0.2 miles away); A Foster Inspiration (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Augusta.

Augusta College Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dave Knoch, July 18, 2015

2. Augusta College Building

Credits. This page was last revised on September 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2015, by Dave Knoch of Scott County, Kentucky. This page has been viewed 805 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 20, 2015, by Dave Knoch of Scott County, Kentucky. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.