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University of the South
E. Brown Rd, Lookout Mountain,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
34° 59' 41.339976",
-85° 20' 38.879988"
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Tennessee State Historical Marker |
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Founded here July 4, 1857, when its first trustees, representing Episcopal dioceses in ten Southern states, met to adopt the plan of Bishop (later Confederate General) Leonidas Polk for a university to be sponsored by the Episcopal Church. Following the colorful ceremony here, a second meeting of the Board was held in Montgomery, Alabama, in November, 1857, and Sewanee, Tennessee was chosen as the site.
Tennessee Historical Commission
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Related Themes: C.S.A., Confederate States of America, Confederacy, Union States Explore other Tennessee Civil War Historical Markers. |
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University of the South Historical Marker Location Map, Lookout Mountain, Tennessee Map
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