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Athens, TN
Tennessee Wesleyan College
204 East College Street
Athens, TN
423-745-7504
http://www.twcnet.edu/
Established in 1857 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South as
Athens Female College
,
Tennessee
Wesleyan has operated under several different names. The college closed its doors in 1863 due to economic hardships caused by the Civil War, but reopened four years later. The reopening of the college was spearheaded this time by the northern branch of the Methodist church, and the name of the institution was changed to
East
Tennessee
Wesleyan
University
. The name was later changed to
Grant
Memorial
University
, and later was known the Athens School of The University of
Chattanooga
. Since 1925 the school has been called
Tennessee
Wesleyan
College
. Of particular architectural importance is the Old College Hall. This building has stood at the center of the campus throughout the school’s history, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In addition to housing various academic offices, classrooms, and dormitories, the building was used as a hospital during the Civil War.
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