Franklin College was in Tennessee before the

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. It was established by

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in the Elm Crag section of southeastern

Nashville Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...

, Tennessee where the international airport is now located. Its operations were disrupted when hostilities broke out during the Civil War. Enrollment had been between 100 and 130. Its students joined the Confederacy. The school burned around this time and it was relocated to Hope Institute nearby.

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, David Lipscomb, Elisha G. Sewell, and T. B. Larimore trained at the college. The Tennessee Legislature incorporated the school. Agriculture was part of its curriculum and a farm was connected to the school. Minerva College was its sister school established in 1849 for female students In 1844, Fanning placed an advertisement seeking a professor to teach scientific agricultural and mathematics. Fanning founded Franklin College in 1840. Notable alumni include David Lipscomb, T. B. Larimore, E. G. Sewell, E. W. Carmack, J. E. Scobey, Samuel R. Lowery. and

. Fanning served as president of the college until 1861.PioneerPreachers.com
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* Andrew Jackson Caldwell * Joseph Buckner Killebrew * James D. Richardson *

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