Bethel College

Bethel College (HM2IUO)

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N 36° 51.792', W 87° 29.556'

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Organized by the Bethel Baptist Association and opened in 1854 as Bethel Female High School. Used by CSA as hospital during Black Measles epidemic, 1861-1862. Bethel Women's Jr. College, 1917. Closed 1942-1945; rooms rented to Camp Campbell Army officers. Became co-educational in 1951; name changed to Bethel College. Closed, 1964. Buildings razed, 1966.
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HM NumberHM2IUO
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Year Placed1968
Placed ByKentucky Historical Society & Kentucky Department of Highways
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, July 17th, 2019 at 11:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 456091 N 4079810
Decimal Degrees36.86320000, -87.49260000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 51.792', W 87° 29.556'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 51' 47.52" N, 87° 29' 33.36" W
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