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Mary Moore McCoy and the Athens College mansion legacy
The text recalls Mary Moore McCoy returning to Athens to lead and reform Athens College, including transforming the old mansion into an overflow annex, supporting co education, and shaping traditions. It notes her influence as a pioneering president and her lasting impact on the college’s evolution.
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Athens
Reed Jackson
Moore
McCoy
John H. Knox
Mary Moore McCoy
United States
Major
Nashville
Athen
Founders’ Hall
Athens College
Alma Leith Taliaferro
Hergeghimer
Benjamin West
George