Lane College
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N 35° 37.661 W 088° 48.408
16S E 336386 N 3944157
Lane College located in Jackson, TN.
Waymark Code: WM1W1C
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 07/17/2007
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Founded, 1882, by the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church of America, as a high school, under direction of Bishop Isaac Lane, with his daughter as principal. It became Lane Institute in 1883. Its first president, Rev. T. F. Saunders, served from 1887 to 1903. It received its present name in 1895.
Marker Name: Lane College
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number: 4D 31
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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