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Butler Race Track c. 1825 ~ Memphis Conference Female Institute (1843-1923)
at the intersection of Auditorium Street and East Chester Street (U.S. 70), Jackson,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
35° 36' 42.84",
-88° 48' 47.999988"
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Tennessee State Historical Marker |
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William E. Butler, who served as Surgeon-General to Andrew Jackson in New Orleans, owned a race track located on this block. Jackson and his wife, Rachel Donelson Jackson, attended races here in 1825. In 1843 Dr. Butler donated the site for a school for young women of the Mid-South known as the Memphis Conference Female Institute. After eighty years the school was relocated in Jackson as a coeducational institution and was renamed Lambuth College. Erected by Tennessee Historical Commision
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Butler Race Track c. 1825 ~ Memphis Conference Female Institute (1843-1923) Historical Marker Location Map, Jackson, Tennessee Map
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