Lexington, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Liberty Hall Academy Ruins

Photographed by Dan Fisher, June 20, 2010

1. Liberty Hall Academy Ruins Marker

Inscription. Just north stand the ruins of Liberty Hall Academy's stone academic building, which was constructed in 1793. Founded in 1749 near Greenville as Augusta Academy, the school was reestablished in 1776 at Timber Ridge and patriotically renamed Liberty Hall Academy. It moved here to Mulberry Hill in 1782, when the Virginia General Assembly chartered it as a college. In 1796, in honor of President George Washington's endowment gift of James River (canal) Co. stock, it was renamed Washington Academy. Fire gutted the building in 1803, prompting the college to move to its present location in Lexington, where it is now known as Washington and Lee University.

Erected 1998 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number I-22.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Education • Patriots & Patriotism. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1793.

Location. 37° 47.479′ N, 79° 27.143′ W. Marker is in Lexington, Virginia. It is at the intersection of West Nelson Street (U.S. 60) and Woods Creek Road, on the right when traveling west on West Nelson Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lexington VA 24450, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Liberty Hall Academy (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Founding of Kappa Alpha Order (approx. ¼ mile away); Omicron Delta Kappa (approx. half a mile away); Historic Lexington Train Station (approx. half a mile away); Last Home of Traveller (approx. half a mile away); John Chavis (approx. 0.6 miles away); Bell, 1890 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lee-Jackson House (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lexington.

Also see . . .
1. Liberty Hall Project. Washington & Lee University Archaeology Program (Submitted on June 21, 2010.)

2. Washington & Lee University. (Submitted on June 21, 2010.)

US Rt 60 & Woods Creek Rd (facing west) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dan Fisher, June 20, 2010

2. US Rt 60 & Woods Creek Rd (facing west)

Nearby Liberty Hall Academy Ruins image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dan Fisher, June 20, 2010

3. Nearby Liberty Hall Academy Ruins

Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,685 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 21, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.