Carson - Newman College
1/2 mi. Following organizational meetings in 1849, this was chartered as Mossy Creek Missionary Baptist Seminary in 1851. It closed 1861-65, its buildings being occupied and badly damaged by Federal troops in that period. Resuming operation in 1866, its name was changed to Carson College in honor of a benefactor. Uniting with Newman College, a female institution, it has had its present name since 1889.
Marker is at the intersection of Russel Avenue and Andrew Johnson Highway (Tennessee Highway 11E), on the right when traveling north on Russel Avenue.
Courtesy hmdb.org
