Florence State Teachers College
Oldest state~supported teacher college south of Ohio R.
1830 ~opened as LaGrange College (Methodist) at nearby Leighton.
First charted college in state.
1855 ~ moved here and re~named
Florence Wesleyan University.
Flourished untiled closed by war 1865.
1872~deeded to State by church;
became Florence State Normal School
1926~present name adopted
Marker is at the intersection of N. Wood Ave. and Cramer Way on N. Wood Ave..
Courtesy hmdb.org
