Alabama Presbyterian College


Alabama Presbyterian College was a college in Anniston, Alabama affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. It was founded in 1905, opened in 1906 and continued until 1918 when it became a preparatory school. It was renamed Anniston University School in 1922 and closed in 1923. The school was taken over by Alabama Military Institute.
The college site was on an 11-acre parcel of land at Eighth Street and Leighton Avenue. The college became coeducational in 1917.
The college had a football team and baseball team.
The SS John Stagg was a tanker-type Liberty ship named after John Stagg, who was president of Alabama Presbyterian College for Men.

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