The University of The South
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N 34° 59.689 W 085° 20.645
16S E 651121 N 3873721
Historical Marker for the University of The South
Waymark Code: WM50VD
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 10/23/2008
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Marker Inscription: Founded here on July 4, 1857, when its first trustees representing the Episcopal dioceses of ten Southern States met to adopt the plan of Bishop (later Confederate General) Leonidas Polk for a university to be sponsored by the Episcopal Church. Following the colorful ceremony here a second meeting of the Board was held in Montgomery, Alabama, in November 1857, and Sewanee, Tennessee was chosen as the site.
Marker Name: University of The South
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number: 2A-56
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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