Near Dillwyn in Buckingham County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Female Collegiate Institute

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 4, 2021

1. Female Collegiate Institute Marker

Inscription. About two miles east, along the Richmond-Lynchburg stage road, is the site of the Female Collegiate Institute, the first college for women chartered in Virginia. Established in 1837, the college offered a rigorous curriculum including courses in rhetoric, moral philosophy, chemistry, mathematics, Greek, and Latin. Much of its leadership and support came from Methodist clergymen. The Institute closed in 1843 and was reopened in 1849. After closing permanently in 1863, it housed residents of northern Virginia displaced during the Civil War. The main building was demolished in 1906.

Erected 2017 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number F-54.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • War, US Civil • Women. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1837.

Location. 37° 35.412′ N, 78° 24.178′ W. Marker is near Dillwyn, Virginia, in Buckingham County. It is at the intersection of North James Madison Highway (U.S. 15) and Gravel Hill Road (Virginia Route 617),

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on the right when traveling north on North James Madison Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 21763 N James Madison Hwy, Dillwyn VA 23936, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Central Virginia.

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 States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Buckingham Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); Buckingham Baptist Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); Chief Cornerstone Baptist Church (approx. 3.8 miles away); Gold Mines (approx. 4.7 miles away); Buckingham Training School (approx. 4.9 miles away); Ellis Acres Park (approx. 4.9 miles away); a different marker also named Buckingham Training School (approx. 5.1 miles away);

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 4, 2021

2. Female Collegiate Institute Marker

Carter G. Woodson (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dillwyn.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Female Collegiate Institute (has been replaced with this marker).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Old Marker At This Location also titled "Female Collegiate Institute".

Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 448 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 6, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.