Jackson College was a

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affiliated with the

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Church, located in

Columbia, Tennessee Columbia is a city in and the county seat of Maury County, Tennessee. The population was 41,690 as of the 2020 United States census. Columbia is included in the Nashville metropolitan area. The self-proclaimed "mule capital of the world," Colum ...

.Merriam 1893, p. 235Wade 1846, v. III, p. 24Van Tramp 1867, p. 451Woodbridge 1834, v. 4, p. 577

History

Jackson College was founded as the Manual Labor Academy at

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, in 1830. Its original enrollment was seven students. As part of the curriculum each student was required to work two hours per day at a manual task. It was thought that this

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was beneficial to the student. While at some schools students engaged in mechanical tasks, the Academy was not able to build shops or buy the tools necessary. The students, therefore, engaged in farming. Some time around 1832, through an act of the legislature, the academy became Jackson College. During this time, the manual labor aspect of the academy was maintained. In 1837 the College moved to Columbia. At this point, the manual labor aspect of the curriculum that began with the original academy was abolished. During the

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the college was burned, along with much of Columbia, by the

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. It is likely that it was at this time that the college ceased to exist, but the references available are not clear.

Notable alumni

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Notes

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References

*Merriam, L. S. (1893)
Higher education in Tennessee
Washington: Govt. Print. Off. OCLC: 2980902. Retrieved 2009-01-29. *Van Tramp, J.C. (1867)
Prairie and Rocky Mountain Adventures: Or, Life in the West. To which is Added a View of the States and Territorial Regions of Our Western Empire: Embracing History, Statistics and Geography, and Descriptions of the Chief Cities of the West
Columbus, OH: Stegner & Condit. Retrieved 2009-01-29. *Wade, R. L., ed. (1846)
The Illustrated Family Magazine, Vols. III and IV
Boston: Bradbury, Soden and Co. OCLC: 10803328. Retrieved 2009-01-29. *Woodbridge W. C., ed. (1834)
American Annals of Education and Instruction
Boston: William D. Ticknor. OCLC: 48505518. Retrieved 2009-01-29.

External links

Defunct private universities and colleges in Tennessee Education in Maury County, Tennessee Educational institutions established in 1829 Educational institutions disestablished in 1863 American manual labor schools