Old Cloverdale in Montgomery in Montgomery County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Huntingdon College
Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 19, 2014
1. Huntingdon College Marker
Coeducational liberal arts college of the United Methodist Church
1854: Founded as Tuskegee Female College
1872: Acquired by the Methodist Church, renamed Alabama Conference Female College
1909: Moved to this site as Woman's College of Alabama
1935: Renamed Huntingdon College for patron of British Methodism
Motto: Enter to Grow in Wisdom; Go Forth to Apply Wisdom in Service
Erected 2006 by the Alabama Historical Association.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1854.
Location. 32° 21.118′ N, 86° 17.108′ W. Marker is in Montgomery, Alabama, in Montgomery County. It is in Old Cloverdale. It is at the intersection of East Fairview Avenue and College Street, on the right when traveling east on East Fairview Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1500 East Fairview Avenue, Montgomery AL 36106, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Black Belt. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First United Methodist Church (approx. half a mile away); Fitzgerald Home (approx. 0.6 miles away);
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Also see . . . Website of Huntingdon College. (Submitted on January 19, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 19, 2014
2. Huntingdon College
Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 764 times since then and 54 times this year. Last updated on July 25, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 19, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
