Huntingdon College - Montgomery, Alabama
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N 32° 21.117 W 086° 17.112
16S E 567258 N 3579672
Marker giving the history of Huntingdon College from its founding in 1854.
Waymark Code: WMDEFD
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 01/03/2012
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Huntingdon College is a coeducational liberal arts college which has been on this site in Montgomery since 1909. The campus is located in the Cloverdale section of Montgomery and is affiated with the United Methodist Church. The marker is located at the East Fairview Avenue entrance.
Marker Name: Huntingdon College / Coeducational liberal arts college of the United Methodist Church
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
The marker text reads:
Huntingdon College
Coeducational liberal arts college of the United Methodist Church
1854: Founded as Tuskegee Female College
1872: Acquired by the Methodist Church, renamed Alabama Conference Female College
1909: Moved to this site as Woman's College of Alabama
1935: Renamed Huntingdon College for patron of British Methodism
Motto: Enter to Grow in Wisdom; Go Forth to Apply Wisdom in Service
Alabama Historical Association
2006
Date Dedicated / Placed: 2006
Marker Number: Not Listed
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