201 ► Mississippi, Adams County, Washington — Site of Elizabeth Female College —

First women’s college in America chartered on Feb. 17, 1819 to confer degrees on women. Named in honor of Elizabeth Roach, through whose generosity the College was made possible. Audubon was on the faculty. — — Map (db m87235) HM

202 ► Mississippi, Adams County, Washington — Territorial Lifeline —

After independence, the United States faced a challenge. Many remote, frontier emigrants lived in the shadow of the French or Spanish empires in North America. In the Old Southwest, the Jefferson Administration threw a communication lifeline to . . . — — Map (db m244203) HM

203 ► Mississippi, Adams County, Washington — The Hard Trip Home —

By 1810, most travelers along the Natchez Trace were Kaintucks heading home. Kaintucks – farmers and boatmen from the Ohio and Mississippi river valleys – floated crops and other goods to market in New Orleans or the bustling, edgy river . . . — — Map (db m244210) HM

204 ► Mississippi, Adams County, Washington — The President's House — Circa 1835 —

Originally the home of Washington physician John C. Inge, the school purchased this frame building in 1842 for $1,350 to house the college president. — — Map (db m105846) HM

205 ► Mississippi, Adams County, Washington — Washington —

Territorial capital 1802-17. Statehood constitutional convention held here in 1817. Legislature met here until 1820. During its great days, it was known as the "Versailles" of the territory. — — Map (db m105353) HM

206 ► Mississippi, Adams County, Washington — Washington Campground — 1804-1847 —

Site of first Methodist camp meeting in state, Dec. 14-17, 1804. Led by Learner Blackman, Nathan Barnes, Lorenzo Dow, and Randal Gibson. — — Map (db m105847) HM

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