Cumberland Presbyterian College
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snfromky
N 37° 07.047 W 087° 53.861
16S E 420249 N 4108278
This marker stands near the site of the former Cumberland Presbyterian College in Princeton, KY.
Waymark Code: WMDZ7X
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 03/12/2012
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Site of college founded March, 1826, by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. First president was Rev. F. R. Cossitt. School opened with six students on some 500 acres of land bought for $6,000. A manual-labor school, students required to work 2 hours a day on farm. Classes in theology aided those interested in ministry. College merged 1858 with Cumberland Univ., Lebanon, Tenn.
Marker Name: Cumberland Presbyterian College
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Building
Marker Number (for official markers): 1453
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society and the Kentucky Department of Highways
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