Dixie College Historical Marker, Cookeville, TN - Tennessee Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

This historical marker is located on the campus of Dixie College in Cookeville. The text reads:

This quadrangle was part of the grounds of the University of Dixie, commonly called "Dixie College," chartered 18 Nov. 1909. Jere Whitson and other Cookeville citizens led the drive for the college; Whitson donated twelve acres for the institution. Construction began 16 May 1911. In Sept, 1912, high school and junior college classes began in a building where Derryberry Hall now stands. In 1915 the Dixie Board ceded its property to the State to endow the present University

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Marker Name: Dixie College Marker Location: City Type of Marker: Building Marker Number: unknown Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: Putnam County

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Date Logged Log User Rating   09/27/2020 ggmorton visited it