Walden College

Walden College is a Tennessee historical marker in Davidson County.

Lester Avenue and Hart Lane, Nashville (Davidson County)

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Founded in 1865 as Central Tennessee College for freedmen, the college was later named Walden University and finally Walden College, which stood on these grounds from 1922 to 1925. While here, Walden College served as a normal school for teacher education and preparatory college in several areas. including pre-dental and pre-medical fields. Walden equipped students for Meharry Medical College. An important contribution to Nashville as the Athens of the South, Walden College closed in 1929.

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Historical maps covering this location

1862 · Johnson's Kentucky & Tennessee (1862) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1864 · Kentucky And Tennessee (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1866 · Battlefields In Front Of Nashville. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1895 · Battle-field, Nashville, Tenn. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1901 · Nashville (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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