Greeneville in Greene County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Tusculum College

By Don Morfe, July 30, 2013

1. Tusculum College Marker

Inscription. Rev. Samuel Witherspoon Doak founded Tusculum Academy in 1818. His father, then president of Washington College, assisted him, and later taught here. In 1868, Tusculum merged with Greeneville College, which had been chartered in 1794. The original buildings used by the Doaks adjoin the campus.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commision. (Marker Number 1C 28.)

Marker series. This marker is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission marker series.

Location. 36° 10.5′ N, 82° 45.666′ W. Marker is in Greeneville, Tennessee, in Greene County. Marker is at the intersection of Erwin Highway (Tennessee Route 107) and Shiloh Road, on the left when traveling west on Erwin Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 907 Erwin Hwy, Greeneville TN 37745, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. John Gloucester (within shouting distance of this marker); First Institution of Higher Learning West of the Allegheny Mountains (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Tusculum College (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Samuel Doak House

By Don Morfe, July 30, 2013

2. Tusculum College Marker

(approx. 0.2 miles away); Andrew Johnson National Historic Site (approx. 1.4 miles away); Henderson’s Station (approx. 1.6 miles away); Harmony House (approx. 3.8 miles away); Old Harmony Graveyard (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greeneville.

Also see . . .
1. Tusculum College. (Submitted on October 22, 2013.)
2. Tusculum College. Wikipedia (Submitted on October 22, 2013.)

Categories. • Education •

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on October 22, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 300 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 22, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.