Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Owen College
1954-1968
Erected 2012.
Location. 35° 8.046′ N, 90° 2.369′ W. Marker is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County. Marker is at the intersection of Vance Avenue and Orleans, on the right when traveling east on Vance Avenue. Touch for map. Located on the grounds of Vance Middle School. Marker is at or near this postal address: 673 Vance Avenue, Memphis TN 38126, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Mount Nebo Baptist Church (approx. ¼ mile away); First Baptist Church / Mt. Olive CME Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Benjamin Franklin Booth (approx. 0.3 miles away); Elvis Presley and Sun Records / Sun Records (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Commercial Appeal / Publishing Locations (approx. 0.4 miles away); The First Railroad in West Tennessee (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Hunt-Phelan Home (approx. 0.4 miles away); N. B. Forrest Camp 215 Sons of Confederate Veterans (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Memphis.
Also see . . .
1. Historic Memphis: LeMoyne Owen College. (Submitted on August 25, 2017, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee.)
2. LeMoyne Owen College. (Submitted on August 25, 2017, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee.)
3. LeMoyne Owen College Site, History. (Submitted on August 25, 2017, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee.)
Categories. • African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Civil Rights • Education •
Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2017. This page originally submitted on August 25, 2017, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 76 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 25, 2017, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.