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Rebel's Rest

University Avenue, Sewanee, TN , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 35° 12' 19.26", -85° 55' 14.999988"
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Here, before the War Between the States, stood the frame residence of Bishop Leonidas Polk of Louisiana, a principal founder of the University of the South. Here were built in 1866 the first two log cabins of postwar Sewanee by Bishop Charles T. Quintard

Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
 
   
 
 
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