K-24 Yadkin College
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N 35° 51.498 W 080° 22.842
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Text: K-24 Yadkin College - A Methodist Protestant Institution. Opened in 1856, Made co-educational in 1878, closed in 1924. Building stands 1 miles North
Location: US 64 at SR 1186 (Koontz Road) east of the yadkin River ans Northwest of Lexington
Waymark Code: WMB0A
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 04/21/2006
Views: 57
This marker was placed in 1941. It is hidden the trees / brush beside the road. It is not in good condition.
Yadkin College was an educational institution founded in 1857 by the Methodist Protestant Church. The college was located in rural Davidson County, NC and named for the nearby Yadkin River.
The founders hoped the rural setting would prevent the "sinfulness" often displayed by college students. The rural location proved the college's undoing, however. Yadkin College closed in 1895 due to low enrollment.
High Point University serves as the successor to Yadkin College.
The unincorporated village of Yadkin College, NC still exists near the ruins of the institution.
Marker Name: K-24 Yadkin College
Marker Type: Roadside
Required Waymark Photo: yes
Related Web Link: Not listed
Local North Carolina markers without State Number Designation: Not listed
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