Clinton College (Tennessee)

Clinton College was a private college in New Middleton, Smith County, Tennessee. It was established in 1830 as Porter's Hill Academy.

History edit

Clinton College was founded as a college for young men by Francis Haynes Gordon in 1830 as Porter's Hill Academy and assumed the final name in 1833.^[1]^[2]^[3] By February 1842 Clinton College had failed.^[4]

Notable alumni edit

References edit

^ Tennessee colleges that have closed, merged, changed names. Compiled by Ray Brown, Westminster College. Retrieved: 19 January 2015.
^ Goodspeed's History of Smith County, Tennessee Archived 2010-09-23 at the Wayback Machine, 1887. Transcribed for the web by Timothy R. Meador, Jr. Retrieved: 18 February 2013.
^ Timeline of Smith County History. Retrieved via Web Archive: 18 February 2013.
^ James X. Corgan, "Francis Haynes Gordon," The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, Tennessee Historical Society, Nashville, Tennessee, 1998.

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[1] Tennessee colleges that have closed, merged, changed names. Compiled by Ray Brown, Westminster College. Retrieved: 19 January 2015.

[2] Goodspeed's History of Smith County, Tennessee Archived 2010-09-23 at the Wayback Machine, 1887. Transcribed for the web by Timothy R. Meador, Jr. Retrieved: 18 February 2013.

[3] Timeline of Smith County History. Retrieved via Web Archive: 18 February 2013.

[4] James X. Corgan, "Francis Haynes Gordon," The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, Tennessee Historical Society, Nashville, Tennessee, 1998.

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