Monteagle Sunday School Assembly - 2E76 - Monteagle, TN - Tennessee Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

"Monteagle Sunday School Assembly

Located on a site donated by John Moffat and other Monteagle citizens, MSSA was chartered October 31, 1882, and opened on July 17, 1883. Patterned after the Chautauqua Institution at Lake Chautauqua, New York, the purpose of MSSA is "the advancement of science, literary attainment, Sunday School interests, and the promotion of the broadest popular culture in the interest of Christianity without regard to sect or denomination."
MSSA differed from other Chautauquas and is significant in that it was ecumenical from the beginning. Known as the Chautauqua of the South, it has conducted annual assemblies for religious and educational programs without interruption since 1883. In 1982, MSSA was placed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. It features outstanding and unusual Victorian and early 20th century cottage architecture on a campus of 354 acres containing more than 160 cottages and 15 public buildings.

Tennessee Historical Commission"
Reference: Pictured Sign.

Marker Name: Monteagle Sunday School Assembly Marker Location: City Type of Marker: Building Marker Number: 2E76 Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: Tennessee Historical Commission

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