Alexander Campbell - Bethany, West Virginia
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N 40° 12.446 W 080° 32.878
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Marker about religious leader of the Disciples of Christ and his former home near Bethany, West Virginia.
Waymark Code: WMK9XK
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/06/2014
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Text of marker:
Alexander Campbell
Here lived the leading influence in America's largest indigenous religious movement, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), and founder of Bethany College. Built in four periods: the John Brown Mansion, completed in 1793; Buffalo Seminary, in 1819; brick dining wing, in 1836; and "Stranger's Hall" in 1840. Among famous Americans who were guest were Calhoun, Clay, Webster, Davis, Garfield.
The mansion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 and as a National Historic Landmark in 1994. The mansion is owned by Bethany College and is open for tours.