A picture of the roadside historic marker denoting the location of the Alpine School. It reads, "Organized by Dr. John L. Dillard on top of Alpine Mountain in 1821, the school was moved off the mountain after the Civil War and named Alpine Institute. A. H. Roberts, later governor, taught there in early 1890s. The school was revived in 1917 by the Board of National Missions of the U.S.A. Presbyterian Church. The elementary school in 1936 and the high school in 1946 were turned over to Overton County."
title:
Alpine School Historic Marker
creator:
Jones, Christine (Christine Spivey), 1924-2016
subject:
Tennessee--Alpine
subject:
Historical markers
subject:
Education
subject:
Students
subject:
Teachers
subject:
Historic sites
subject:
Historic buildings
subject:
Schools
subject:
Tennessee--Overton County
description:
A picture of the roadside historic marker denoting the location of the Alpine School. It reads, "Organized by Dr. John L. Dillard on top of Alpine Mountain in 1821, the school was moved off the mountain after the Civil War and named Alpine Institute. A. H. Roberts, later governor, taught there in early 1890s. The school was revived in 1917 by the Board of National Missions of the U.S.A. Presbyterian Church. The elementary school in 1936 and the high school in 1946 were turned over to Overton County."
type:
Image
format:
tiff
identifier:
A_2021-0025_018
publisher:
Tennessee Technological University. Archives and Special Collections
source:
Acc# 2021-0025, Alpine, Tennessee photographs and clipping.
language:
eng
temporal:
1910s
temporal:
1940s
spatial:
Alpine (Tenn.)
spatial:
Overton County (Tenn.)
rights:
In Copyright
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