VA-F54 Female Collegiate Institute

Marker text: FEMALE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE

Two miles east is the site of the first college for women in Virginia, the Female Collegiate Institute, opened in 1837. It failed in 1843, reopened in 1848, it survived until 1863. The school building has been destroyed but the "President's Cottage" still stands.

Virginia State Library, 1959

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Location: US Hwy 15 (northbound) at Rt. 617, Buckingham County, Virginia

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