WILLIAMS-TAYLOR HOUSE ~ 1A 116
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N 36° 17.806 W 082° 17.815
17S E 383548 N 4017645
N36 17.806 W082 17.815
Waymark Code: WM2A9E
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 10/01/2007
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WILLIAMS-TAYLOR HOUSE ~ 1A 116
The Edmund Williams family, pioneers of the area, owned the original log cabin at this site. Owner Joshua Williams (1808-1895) enlared the house and in 1866 gave land for Buffalo Institute. Now Milligan College, it was established by Col. W.G. Baker, who died here in 1905. In 1908, the house was purchased by former Congressman Alfred A. Taylor (1848-1931), known for "Tennessee's War of the Roses" and governor from 1921 to 1923. It was the long-time home of U.S. District Judge Robert L. Taylor (1899-1987). who in 1956 ordered the racial desegregation of Clinton High School.
Marker Name: WILLIAMS-TAYLOR HOUSE ~ 1A 116
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Building
Marker Number: 1A 116
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: Tennessee Historical Commission
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