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Jamestown Female College

 
 
Jamestown Female College Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 17, 2021
1. Jamestown Female College Marker
Inscription. This marker contains brick from the Jamestown Female College opened by the Methodist Protestant Church, Jamestown, N.C. 1859 and destroyed by fire 1861.
 
Erected 1929 by Nikanthan and Thalean Literary Societies.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationReligion & Religious StructuresWomen. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.
 
Location. 35° 58.293′ N, 79° 59.62′ W. Marker is in High Point, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is on Extraordinary Way 0.3 miles west of Montlieu Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: High Point NC 27262, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont and specifically in Piedmont Triad. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate
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States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Yadkin College (here, next to this marker); The Yadkin College Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); High Point University (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Mahler Family Promenade (approx. 0.2 miles away); Washington Terrace Park (approx. half a mile away); Oldest Colonial Trail (approx. 0.6 miles away); Oldest Building in High Point (approx. 0.6 miles away); Quatercentenary Tree (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in High Point.
 
Jamestown Female College Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 17, 2021
2. Jamestown Female College Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 334 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jul. 16, 2026