VA-A79 Hollins College

Marker text: HOLLINS COLLEGE

First chartered college for women in Virginia, established in 1842. Led for 87 years by Charles L. Cocke and his daughter Matty L. Cocke, first woman president of a Virginia college.

App. by Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, 1978

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Location: US 11 (southbound) at Hollins University, north of Roanoke., Roanoke County, Virginia

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