Former Colleges

Former Colleges (HM18ST)

Location: Ayden, NC 28513 Pitt County
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Country: United States of America
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N 35° 28.269', W 77° 24.975'

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Two church-affiliated schools were once located in Ayden. Carolina Christian College, founded by Disciples of Christ and a predecessor of Barton College in Wilson, operated 4/10 mile northeast from 1893 to 1903. Free Will Baptists in 1896 founded Ayden Seminary 4/10 mile southeast. Later known as Eureka College, it closed in 1929. In 1951 the Free Will Baptists established Mount Olive College in Mount Olive.
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HM NumberHM18ST
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Marker NumberF-58
Year Placed1994
Placed ByDivision of Archives and History
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, September 5th, 2014 at 3:24pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 280763 N 3927977
Decimal Degrees35.47115000, -77.41625000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 28.269', W 77° 24.975'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 28' 16.14" N, 77° 24' 58.50" W
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Area Code(s)252
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 4109-4145 S West Ave, Ayden NC 28513, US
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