Gideon Blackburn served as pastor of the Baker’s Creek Presbyterian Church near Maryville, Tennessee. It was here that Blackburn ordained John Gloucester, Sr. to the ministry in April 1810.
Historical marker located in Maryville, Tennessee.
Historical marker located in Franklin, Tennessee.
Gideon Blackburn organized the Harpeth Academy in Franklin, Tennessee in 1811.
Historical marker located in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
The Downtown Presbyterian Church of Nashville, Tennessee was organized by Gideon Blackburn in 1814.
Historical marker at the First Presbyterian Church, Huntsville, Alabama.
Blackburn College in Carlinville, Illinois was found in 1837 and named for Gideon Blackburn, who raised funds for the school.
Gideon Blackburn is buried at Carlinville City Cemetery, Carlinville, Illinois.
November 2, 1803 and January 20, 1804 Letters to Ashbel Green (1804)
January 27, 1806 Letter to Ashbel Green (1806)
December 24, 1809 Letter (1809, 1810)
January 5, 1810 Letter to Jedidiah Morse (1810)
November 20, 1813 Letter to Andrew Jackson [handwritten] (1813)
November 20, 1813 Letter to Andrew Jackson (1813, 1926)
August 8, 1827 Letter to David G. Cowan and John Green (1827)
An Address, Adapted to the Monthly Concert for Prayer (1829)
November 30, 1830 Letter to the Citizens of Danville, Kentucky (1830)
Gideon Blackburn, the Founder of Blackburn University, Carlinville, Illinois (1924)
This is a series of six letters which appeared in The Panoplist in June 1807; July 1807; December 1807; February 1808; March 1808; and May 1808.
Source: Centre College Special Collections Digital Archives. Transcription available here.
Source: Centre College Special Collections Digital Archives. Transcription available here.
