Strategic Location, Divided Loyalties
Baptist farm families here established Mars Hills College in 1856. The four-acre college campus had three structures by 1861: a two-story brick classroom building, a frame dormitory for boys, and a frame teachers' residence. They stood about 75 yards in front of you.HM Number | HMFB4 |
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Series | This marker is part of the North Carolina Civil War Trails series |
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Placed By | North Carolina Civil War Trails |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Sunday, September 28th, 2014 at 8:25am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 360040 N 3965873 |
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Decimal Degrees | 35.82705000, -82.54946667 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 35° 49.623', W 82° 32.968' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 35° 49' 37.38" N, 82° 32' 58.08" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 828 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 911 College St, Mars Hill NC 28754, US |
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