Midtown in Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Rhodes College

Photographed by Steve Masler, August 17, 2015

1. Rhodes College Marker

Inscription. Its progenitor was Montgomery Masonic College, founded at Clarksville in 1848. Named Stewart College in 1855, it became a college of the Presbyterian church in 1861 and was incorporated as Southwestern Presbyterian University in 1875. It moved here in 1925 as Southwestern. Renamed Rhodes college in 1984 in honor of Dr. P.N. Rhodes, President Emeritus.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4E 79.)

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 1848.

Location. 35° 9.129′ N, 89° 59.505′ W. Marker is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is in Midtown. It is at the intersection of North Parkway and University Street, on the right on North Parkway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2000 North Pkwy Memphis TN 38112, Memphis TN 38112, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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 walking distance of this marker: Tennessee Williams Play (approx. ¼ mile away); William Neely Mallory (approx. 0.3 miles away); Southwestern Alumni World War II Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Memphis Belle (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fargason Fields

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); The Overton Park Shell (approx. half a mile away); Blues at the Overton Park Shell (approx. half a mile away); The Levitt Era (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Memphis.

Also see . . . Rhodes College Home. (Submitted on August 18, 2015, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Steve Masler, August 17, 2015

2. Rhodes College Marker

Photographed by Steve Masler, August 17, 2015

3. Rhodes College Marker

Marker with the orginal name Southwestern at Memphis image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Masler, 1984

4. Marker with the orginal name Southwestern at Memphis

Showing Peyton Neal Rhodes for whom the college was renamed on July 1, 1984 From: http://deltachi.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1984-Fall.pdf

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2015, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 757 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 18, 2015, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. 4. submitted on August 20, 2015, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.