Oakwood College

Oakwood College (HMNDG)

Location: Huntsville, AL 35806 Madison County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 45.212', W 86° 39.577'

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Founded 1896

Oakwood College, which began as an industrial school, was founded by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1896 to educate African Americans in the South. The school was erected on 380 acres purchased during the previous year for $6,700. Additional property secured in 1918 nearly tripled its land holdings. The school underwent several name changes over its history:

1896: Oakwood Industrial School
1904: Oakwood Manual Training School
1917: Oakwood Junior College
1943: Oakwood College

In 1958, Oakwood was granted full accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Oakwood prepares students from across America and many nations to serve the world in a variety of positions and careers, reflecting its motto, "Today's College for Tomorrow's Leaders."

On this site, too, stood the Peter Blow Plantation which counted Dred Scott among its slaves in 1819. In 1857, Scott captured national attention by virtue of his appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court for his freedom in Missouri after sojourning in the free state of Illinois.
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HM NumberHMNDG
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Year Placed1996
Placed ByAlabama Historical Association
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Date Added Friday, September 5th, 2014 at 2:22am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 531153 N 3845764
Decimal Degrees34.75353333, -86.65961667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 45.212', W 86° 39.577'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 45' 12.72" N, 86° 39' 34.62" W
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Area Code(s)256
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 5140 Millennium Dr NW, Huntsville AL 35806, US
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