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Camera Maker Canon Camera Model Canon EOS 20D
Aperture f/10 Color Space Uncalibrated
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Exposure Time 1/250 sec Flash Flash, Auto-Mode
Focal Length 28 mm ISO 400
Metering Mode Pattern Date/Time 2006:12:23 11:28:10
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Exposure Mode 0 Keywords travel United States of America United States America USA US Virginia VA Washington County history historical historic historical marker famous landmark road side highway popular Place of Interest Places of Interest Tourist Attraction Tourist Attractions Tourist Destination Tourist Destinations Travel Destination Travel Destinations tour tourism tourist attraction destination Sign Signs American Day Daytime Historical Sites Vertical Education Historical Site Marker Markers Outdoor Outdoors Outside Road Road Signs Roadside Roadsign information display Martha Washington College McCabe Lodge No. 56 Independent Order of Odd Fellows Martha Washington Holston Conference of the Methodist Church General Francis Preston House Emory & Henry College junior college Martha Washington Inn Abingdon historic marker historic site no people nobody sign with text
Caption Martha Washington College The McCabe Lodge No. 56, Independent Order of Odd Fellows decided in 1853 to establish a women's college named after Martha Washington. The Holston Conference of the Methodist Church assumed control of the project by 1858. That same year the conference purchased the Gen. Francis Preston House (ca. 1832) to house the college. In 1860, the first classes were held at Martha Washington College. Several additions were made to the college's main building over the next 70 years. The school merged with nearby Emory & Henry College in 1918. In 1921 Martha Washington became a junior college but closed in 1931. In 1937, the former main college building was converted into the Martha Washington Inn. Department of Historic Resources, 2000