Elizabeth Female Academy
The Elizabeth Female Academy, founded in 1818 in the town of Washington, was the first female educational institution in Mississippi. It was named after Mrs. Elizabeth Roach (later Greenfield), who donated the land on which the school was located.
Elizabeth Female Academy Site (No. 101-3X) | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
The ruins | |
| Nearest city | Natchez, Mississippi |
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| Coordinates | 31°34′28.9″N 91°17′38.1″W |
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | 1818 |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000109 |
| Added to NRHP | May 6, 1977 |
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