| LC control no. | no2018160749 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | Western Military Institute |
| Biography/History note | Opened in 1847 by Colonel Thornton J. Johnson in Georgetown, Kentucky. After three years in Georgetown, the school moved to Blue Lick Springs in Nicholas County. Moved to Drennon Springs in Henry County in February 1851. Outbreak of disease at Drennon Springs in 1854, prompted the school to move once again, this time to Tyree Springs, Tennessee. The following year it moved to Nashville, where it became part of the University of Nashville. It operated there until the Civil War ended its existence. <http://randomthoughtsonhistory.blogspot.com/2015/04/western-military-institute-at-drennon.html> |
| Beginning date | 1847 |
| Located | Drennon Springs, Ky. Georgetown, Ky. Blue Lick Springs, Ky. Tyree Springs, Tenn. Nashville, Tenn. |
| Field of activity | Military education Education |
| Found in | Cadet, April 1852: banner (Western Military Institute, Drennon Springs, Kentucky) |
| Associated language | eng |
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