Cassius Marcellus Clay
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In 1854, Cassius Marcellus Clay, pictured here, donated some of his Madison County, Kentucky land to John G. Fee to establish the Berea settlement. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
This file appears in: For Mountain Youth
For Mountain Youth
Historical Marker #773 in Madison County noted the location of Berea College, a school founded in 1855 by abolitionist John G. Fee. It was replaced by marker #2429 in 2014.
In 1853, Kentucky emancipationist Cassius Marcellus Clay invited…