Maryville Polytechnic School Columns - Maryville, TN
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N 35° 44.946 W 083° 58.746
17S E 230614 N 3960214
Memorial to the founders and retained the columns of the old school
Waymark Code: WMX7PH
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 12/09/2017
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County of memorial: Blunt County
Location of memorial: E. Cedar Rd. & W. Broadway St. (US-411), Maryville High School, Maryville
Memorial erected by: Former Students
Memorial Text: Dedicated with great affection and esteem by former students to the memory of Professor Charles William ("Bill Joe") Henry (1878-1935) and Mrs. Leola Landon Henry (1884-1966). Married January 1904. Founders and operators of Maryville Polytechnic School (1904-1926) who as educators devout Christians and church leaders profoundly influenced the lives of those who attended this school from far and wide.
(These columns, all that remains of Maryville Polytechnic School, stood at the base of the building entrance steps.)
Nearby Tennessee Histocal Commission marker:
A three-story brick building was erected 1872-74 on this site to train blacks as teachers. Institute was begun in 1867, in a log house 1/2 mile north, and later moved into a new building, financed mainly by friends. By 1879, it had trained 80 teachers. After closing in 1901, it served as a place of quarantine for smallpox victims. as Maryville Polytechnic (1904-26) and as Maryville High School (1927 – 38).