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Alabama Presbyterian College

Alabama Presbyterian College

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Alabama Presbyterian College was a college in Anniston, Alabama affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. It was founded in 1905, opened in 1906 and continued until 1918 when it became a preparatory school. It was renamed Anniston University School in 1922 and closed in 1923.[1] The school was taken over by Alabama Military Institute.

The college site was on an 11-acre parcel of land at Eighth Street and Leighton Avenue. The college became coeducational in 1917.[1]

The college had a football team (List of defunct college football teams) and baseball team.

The SS John Stagg was a tanker-type Liberty ship named after John Stagg (1864–1915), who was president of Alabama Presbyterian College for Men.

Alumni

See also

  • List of colleges and universities in Alabama: Difference between revisions

References

  1. [1]
    O'Dell, Kimberly (March 9, 2000). Anniston. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738506012 – via Google Books.

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