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Berea College was founded in 1855 by John G. Fee with the support of Cassius M. Clay in a one-room school built by the community. Its 1858 constitution made it Christian, non-sectarian, and anti-slavery. Pro-slavery factions compelled it to close in 1859, and it reopened in 1865. Dedicated to the service of mountain areas, Berea stands as an historic monument to equality.
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Berea, Kentucky · United States
NEARBY MARKERS
Church of Christ, Union
Faith
Berea – A Birthplace of the Handicraft Revival
Arts & Culture
Daniel Boone's Trail
Transportation
Encampment at Bobtown / Engagment at Bobtown / Advance to Kingston
Military
Civil War Action
Military
Merritt Jones / Wayside Tavern / Jones Tavern / CSA Cemetery
Military
