Chartered as Howard College in 1841, Samford survived two fires, the Civil War, a century of financial turmoil and two relocations to become one of the region's top universities. This marker displays the layout of the East Lake campus, the school's home from 1887-1957 and the second of three campus locations. Listen to John C. Pittman '44 recall President Harwell Davis's vision to move from East Lake to Homewood.

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Attribute	Value
Interviewee	John Pittman
Repository	Samford University Oral History Collection