Carson-Newman College - 1C 42 - Jefferson City, TN
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N 36° 06.915 W 083° 29.592
17S E 275599 N 3999610
Carson-Newman College traces its roots to 1849.
Waymark Code: WM4ZTX
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 10/19/2008
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1/2 mi. Following organization meetings in 1849, this was chartered Mossy Creek Missionary Baptist Seminary in 1851. It closed 1861-65. its buildings being occupied and badly damaged by Federal troops in that period. Resuming operations in 1866, its name was changed to Carson College in honor of a benefactor. Uniting with Newman College, a female institution, it has had its present name since 1889.
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