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Chartered in 1831, LaGrange College is the oldest private college in Georgia, founded as a women's academy just three years after the city itself was laid out. Its columned brick halls crown 'The Hill,' a wooded rise with long views over downtown LaGrange. This walk runs from the antebellum core down through the arts and sciences.
LaGrange College is a college & university in LaGrange, Troup County. It is one of 2 colleges & universities documented in Troup County, among 152 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.0362, -85.0448 near LaGrange. The nearest cataloged historic site is LaGrange College – 1831 (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include LaGrange College – 1831, Dr. Ulrich Bonnell Phillips, and College Home/Smith Hall.
This record is drawn from Georgia Roam. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
LaGrange College is a private liberal arts college in LaGrange, Georgia, affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Founded in 1831, it is the oldest private college in Georgia, having begun as a female academy and later operated for many years as LaGrange Female College. It became coeducational in the twentieth century and today enrolls both men and women in undergraduate and graduate programs.
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