Assembly History
The Assembly was part of this movement in the late 19th Century.
What was the Chautauqua Movement?
Long-time Assembly member & summer resident who has written over 30 books.
Who is Ridley Wills?
The name for the Sewanee campus.
What is The Domain?
This trail leads to a 60 foot waterfall in Marion County at the end of Fiery Gizzard.
What is Foster Falls?
The year the Assembly held its first summer session.
When was 1883?
Pulitzer Prize winning author who referred to the Assembly as Owl Mountain Springs.
Who was Peter Taylor?
Sewanee's Chapel.
What is All Saints Chapel?
This popular hiking and biking trail has a market named after it.
What is the Mountain Goat Trail?
In 1982 the Assembly Grounds were placed on this historic list.
What is the National Register of Historic Places?
He took his stand with his fellow Southern Agrarian writers and owned “The Log Cabin” cottage at MSSA.
Who was Andrew Lytle?
The mascot for the Univ. of the South.
What is a tiger?
This hike in Sewanee sounds like something a bride would wear.
What is Bridal Veil Falls Trail?
Named after an Assembly Founder, this point is popular as a wedding site thanks to its magnificent view.
What is Warren's Point?
Assembly member who wrote the quintessential book on seersucker, actually the only book on seersucker.
Who is Bill Haltom?
Legendary Sewanee football coach with Univ. of Tennessee connections.
Who was Shirley Majors?
Located near Beersheba Springs, his trail sounds like a really heavy door?
What is Stone Door Trail?
in 1884, this is the oldest public Assembly building still standing.
What is the Gymnasium?
While living in the Assembly, he was named Poet Laureate of the United States.
Who was Allen Tate?
Oldest continually published literary quarterly in the United States.
What is the Sewanee Review?
This 20-mile loop circles the Sewanee domain.
What is the Perimeter Trail?