Andrew Johnson/Champion of Tennessee History

Andrew Johnson/Champion of Tennessee History is a Tennessee historical marker in Greene County.

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Champion of Public Education in Tennessee “Can there be nothing done to advance the great cause of education?” Governor Andrew Johnson, 1853: Throughout his legislative and gubernatorial careers, Andrew Johnson advocated appropriation of public money for common schools for both boys and girls. As governor, he proposed a school tax which was passed by the legislature in February 1854. As president, he gave personal land for a church and freedmen’s school in Greeneville. On March 2, 1867, he signed a bill establishing Howard University, an African-American institution of higher learning in Washington, D. C.

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Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1844 · Kentucky (H. S. Tanner, 1844) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1846 · Virginia (H. S. Tanner, 1846) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1847 · Virginia (H. S. Tanner, 1847) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1862 · Johnson's Kentucky & Tennessee (1862) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1892 · Greeneville, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

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