Elizabeth Female Academy Site (No. 101-3X) | |
 The ruins | |
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| Nearest city | Natchez, Mississippi |
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| Coordinates | 31°34′28.9″N 91°17′38.1″W / 31.574694°N 91.293917°W |
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | 1818 |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000109[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 6, 1977 |
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.[2]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ History of Education in Mississippi, Edward Mayes, 1899, page 38